You’re exhausted by division.
Start building something better.
Our democracy needs leaders with the skill and will to bridge divides. Our democracy needs Civic Bridgers.
No matter who you are or how you vote, you can be a Civic Bridger.
We’ll prepare you with evidence-based bridging programs for teens, young adults, and established professionals.
OUR PROGRAMS
BEYOND CIVICS
FOR TEENS
Beyond Civics is a 10-week enrichment program that trains teens to become Bridgers: community leaders who engage and solve problems across lines of difference.
CAMPUS BRIDGING INITIATIVE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Campus Bridging Initiative bridges the urban-rural divide by uniting urban and rural college students for immersive cross-cultural learning and collaboration.
FELLOWSHIP
FOR YOUNG ADULTS
The Civic Bridgers Fellowship immerses emerging leaders in a year of bridge-building at a local nonprofit or government agency.
We envision a revival of pluralism led by Civic Bridgers
Through our Fellowship program, we've equipped 25 Civic Bridgers with the tools to transform conflict into connection, and division into dialogue.
We aren't just building programs—we're catalyzing a movement. Our democracy's vitality depends on our ability to see diversity not as a source of division, but as our greatest strength.
Bridging is possible and we’re the proof.
"Most Americans value connecting across difference – and are most interested in activities where they can work together. A majority (66 percent) of Americans across all demographic groups feel they can learn something valuable by connecting with others who are different—and seven in ten (70 percent) feel a responsibility to do so."
– MORE IN COMMON
THE CONNECTION OPPORTUNITY REPORT 2025
OUR PARTNERS IN BRIDGING
