Close Up is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, civic education organization that informs, inspires, and empowers young people to become active citizens. Since 1971, we have partnered with school districts nationwide to serve more than one million students and educators through experiential learning programs in our nation’s capital and in local communities, professional development, and curriculum design and consulting. Our goal is to connect what students learn in class to the real world around them and help them articulate their own views, listen to those of others, and engage with people of different backgrounds with tolerance and understanding. To learn more, visit closeup.org.
The Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University is devoted to research about democracy and public opinion obtained through Deliberative Polling®. The method of Deliberative Polling has been used in over 50 countries around the world through over 150 projects, at varying levels of government and society. To learn more, visit https://deliberation.stanford.edu/.
Helena believes that the most consequential decisions, threats, and opportunities humanity has ever faced will take place in the next 50 years. Helena’s purpose is to find solutions to these challenges and implement them through projects. The Helena membership is a vibrant community of some of the world’s most capable leaders, ranging from Nobel Prize-winning scientists and activists to artists, technologists, explorers, and business leaders. Beyond advancing individual projects, members meet around the world and across disciplines to share ideas through Helena meetings. To learn more, visit helena.org.
The Generation Lab is a data intelligence company studying young people and the trends that shape the future. The Generation Lab translates youth views and behavior for media, academia, businesses, government, and the American public. Whether through a one-day snapshot poll or a multi-year longitudinal study, the organization pursues youth truth for clients and the American public. To learn more, visit generationlab.org.
There has been a great deal of media coverage of the upcoming election but little opportunity for people to truly discuss the issues in a civil, mutually respectful way. America in One Room, a national Deliberative Poll®, has shown that Americans of all backgrounds can come together to listen to one another and understand other perspectives.
