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Conversations from the Field

Dispatches from local dialogues, action reports, and milestones since NDN's first community conversation in 2013.

OutreachOctober 1, 2023

Gold Sponsor of the 2023 National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation

We're proud to be a Gold Sponsor for the 2023 National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation in Atlanta, GA. At National Dialogue Network, we…

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GeneralSeptember 10, 2016

Forum Foundation Announces Micro-Grant Awardees

Updated: January 30, 2017 The Forum Foundation, in cooperation with the National Dialogue Network, has completed its review of four applications and…

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Civic InfrastructureFebruary 1, 2015

Poverty and Wealth in America – final report published by the National Dialogue Network

The culminating results and insights from the National Dialogue Network (NDN) about its 2013 inaugural national conversation on Poverty and Wealth in…

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Economic InequalityFebruary 1, 2015

Poverty and Crime

NEW COMMENTS RECEIVED: Is there a connection? (originally published Oct 12, 2013) Poverty and crime have a very "intimate" relationship that has been…

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Current EventsSeptember 30, 2014

The Great Net Neutrality Debate (Oct 11th, 2014 in NYC)

Visit http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/208198102/ to Join and RSVP. Background: All of us rely on the internet for various aspects of our…

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Current EventsAugust 23, 2014

Is Healthcare a Right or a Privilege? (August 30 in New York City)

Join the 3pm conversation at Bryant Park in NYC on August 30, 2014 At the heart of the health care debate in America lies the perennially-thorny…

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Current EventsMay 28, 2014

Constitutional Amendment on Campaign Finance Reform?

Check out http://ndn.codigital.com to learn about a new project from the National Dialogue Network! The National Dialogue Network recently used a…

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Civic InfrastructureMarch 10, 2014

Peace Education Center in Lansing, Michigan, holds community dialogues on Poverty and Wealth in April

An exciting message from Terry Link in Lansing, Michigan, describes upcoming community events at Michigan State University (on April 4) and Lansing…

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Civic InfrastructureMarch 3, 2014

Zilino demonstration dialogue on Poverty and Wealth in America

Zilino begins demonstration dialogue on Poverty and Wealth in America. Zilino is a new web-based solution for hosting deliberative online forums that…

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Economic InequalityFebruary 11, 2014

Continuing the conversation on Poverty and Wealth

Maurice Ward at the Department of Social and Health Services in Washington State, has provided a detailed response to a comment about his previous…

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Action ReportsDecember 20, 2013

Wealth and Poverty in America: A Collective Narrative

Community Conversation on Wealth and Poverty in America at Kaiser Center in Oakland, CA This collective narrative presents ideas that were brought to…

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Future GenerationsDecember 16, 2013

You've got (future) mail! A message from 2188 to 2013

Dear People of 2013: We got your letter! No need for forgiveness or apologies, we understand how difficult it can be to only see part of a trend.…

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Civic InfrastructureNovember 30, 2013

The 2013 NDN public analysis phase begins

Submitted by John Spady: The 2013 National Dialogue Network (NDN) process has now entered "Cycle 4" of a five cycle process where our volunteer…

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Action ReportsNovember 12, 2013

Race, Poverty, & Wealth — Insights From a Virtual Conversation

Submitted by Ben Roberts: Throughout the months of September and October, 2013, I hosted a national conversation "experiment" on the subject of…

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Action ReportsOctober 28, 2013

NDN conversation in Olympia, WA

John Spady joined the conversation on Wealth and Poverty in downtown Olympia this Saturday, October 26. Hosted by Faith Trimble, CEO of The Athena…

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Action ReportsOctober 24, 2013

Local NDN Discussion (WI)

Submitted by Dennis Boyer: We held our poverty and wealth discussion last night (Oct 23, 2013). Eight participants comprised of four couples in rural…

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Current EventsOctober 23, 2013

Demographics of 2013 NDN Opinionnaire® Survey

This is an experimental report showing just the current demographic tallies of the 2013 Opinionnaire® Survey's completed so far. Values are expected…

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Action ReportsOctober 20, 2013

Univ of Oregon Students for Public Participation (SP2)

University of Oregon, Students for Public Participation (SP2), Oct. 15, 2013 Jo Niehaus , graduate student in Public Administration at the University…

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Future GenerationsOctober 12, 2013

Questions to Future Sons and Daughters

Submitted for NDN contributor Dyck Dewid: Preface to my questions: I must apologize for hurting you. I am from a time when a body of fathers,…

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Civic InfrastructureOctober 9, 2013

Infrastructure for Sustaining the National Conversation

There is a great deal of innovation around giving Americans a greater voice in their government, but we still have a long way to go. That's why I'm…

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OutreachSeptember 20, 2013

Announcement Sept 20, 2013

Recipient of the 2012 Catalyst Award for Civic Infrastructure , National Dialogue Network (NDN) volunteer John Spady announces that the NDN achieved…

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Purpose of WealthSeptember 18, 2013

Wealth, Capital Flight, and the Rise of the Information Society: Beyond Borders

"[B]y the year 2012, projected outlays for entitlements and interest on the national debt will consume all tax revenues collected by the federal…

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Current EventsSeptember 18, 2013

Got a suggestion?

Want to express your thoughts on a current event or something else? Write up a quick summary of what you have in mind and post it as a public comment…

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Civic InfrastructureSeptember 18, 2013

Bridge Building and Other Civic Infrastructures

A different approach to national dialogue- The title of this post is the same title of a presentation I'll be making on September 23, 2013, at the…

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Economic InequalitySeptember 18, 2013

Where's the Opportunity?

Where is it? Access to opportunity is seen by many as the solution to the increasing gap in annual income and compensations. A graphic, from page 25…

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Purpose of WealthSeptember 18, 2013

Elephants in the room

What other issues intersect with those of Poverty & Wealth? The use of prison labor in the U.S.? High rates of part-time employment? Increasing…

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Future GenerationsSeptember 17, 2013

Communications to the 7th Generation

Introduction: Seven generations is about 175-200 years. This is seven cycles of one generation's children growing up and having children of their…

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OutreachAugust 19, 2013

Poverty/Wealth in America — issue selected for national conversations

National Dialogue Network introduction video from John Spady on Vimeo . For a history of how this issue was selected, please review this report .

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