https://kettering.org/creating-hope-in-hard-times-building-our-shared-future/
Nov 12, 2025 - The work of democracy in community is both challenging and rewarding, yet Kettering’s Dayton Democracy Fellows remain committed. In the panel, “Creating...
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https://kettering.org/charles-f-kettering-foundation-pledges-multiyear-support-for-freedom-in-the-world/
Sep 15, 2025 - The Charles F. Kettering Foundation is proud to support Freedom House’s Freedom in the World report, which assesses political rights and civil liberties...
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https://kettering.org/democracy-2-0-requires-a-commitment-to-the-common-good/
Nov 19, 2025 - From the sustained community organizing that followed Mozambique’s 2024 elections to the student-led civic protests in Serbia, the world is full of reminders...
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https://kettering.org/?fellowship=research-fellows
Sep 9, 2025 - The Charles F. Kettering Foundation’s research fellows are leading scholars, practitioners, and public intellectuals who produce timely, high-impact research...
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https://kettering.org/we-are-called-to-build/
Oct 1, 2025 - Civil society is facing a decisive moment. Civil society organizations (CSOs) that protect rights, strengthen communities, and open doors for those left out...
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https://kettering.org/justice-delayed-justice-denied/
Oct 3, 2025 - Does it ever feel like the Supreme Court is going out of its way to favor all the cases that undermine democracy, while hampering cases that would lift...
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https://kettering.org/?fellowship=kettering-democracy-prize
Nov 14, 2025 - The Kettering Democracy Prize honors and elevates the work of an individual or group that has gone beyond the ordinary to champion and defend inclusive...
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https://kettering.org/were-not-powerless-over-political-violence-in-the-us/
Sep 19, 2025 - What happens when political violence shifts from isolated tragedies to a persistent feature of American civic life? In this episode of The Stakes, Shannon...
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https://kettering.org/building-inclusive-democracy/
Aug 8, 2025 - On July 21, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation held a Kettering Global Conversation on Democracy: Solidarity across Borders in Washington, DC. The event...
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https://kettering.org/advancing-inclusive-democracythe-charles-f-kettering-foundation-2024-annual-report/
Feb 17, 2025 - In the first full year of our strategic plan, the foundation tackled new initiatives and found creative ways to work toward that vision.
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https://kettering.org/robert-mackey-ii-the-power-of-faith/
Nov 3, 2025 - Dayton Democracy Fellow Robert Mackey II has two pillars of strength at the core of his life: faith and gratitude.
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https://kettering.org/the-struggle-for-a-new-world-is-here-how-will-we-respond/
Aug 13, 2025 - Many elites, corporations, and hate-fueled provocateurs would benefit from us believing that we have no power. But the opposite is true. We are powerful; I...
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https://kettering.org/honoring-public-servants-who-lead-with-values/
Jun 25, 2025 - In classrooms, community centers, and streets across Philadelphia, five dedicated people are redefining what public service looks like. Quietly, persistently,...
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https://www.gallup.com/analytics/697985/democracy-for-all.aspx
Nov 20, 2025 - Explore U.S. public belief in democracy, with data from over 20,000 adults in the inaugural Gallup-Kettering Foundation study.
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https://kettering.org/
Nov 19, 2025 - The Charles F. Kettering Foundation works to inspire and connect individuals and organizations to advance thriving and inclusive democracies around the globe....
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https://kettering.org/erica-frantz-the-age-of-the-strongman/
Nov 7, 2025 - In this episode of The Stakes, political scientist and Kettering Foundation Research Fellow Erica Frantz warns that this shift toward “personalist...
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https://kettering.org/nick-hrkmans-job-begins-and-ends-with-democracy/
Oct 3, 2025 - Dayton Democracy Fellow Nick Hrkman’s occupation is intertwined with the rights and privileges of democracy. He is the community impact editor for the Dayton...
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https://kettering.org/why-democracy-keeps-losing-to-illiberalism-and-how-to-fight-back/
Jul 16, 2025 - In Donald Trump’s first six months of his second term, he has managed what figures like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and Turkey’s Recep Erdoğan took a decade...
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https://kettering.org/how-christian-nationalism-weakens-democracy-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/
Aug 21, 2025 - Social scientific research provides evidence of how Christian nationalism and, by extension, initiatives like Project 2025 pose a threat to any pluralistic,...
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https://kettering.org/tara-campbell-human-rights-champion/
Nov 17, 2025 - Dayton Democracy Fellow Tara Campbell always had one goal: to be part of meaningful change. Now the executive president of the Dayton United for Human Rights...
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https://kettering.org/american-identity-is-under-attack/
Nov 18, 2025 - The Trump administration is trying to restrict who gets to be an American: who can be in the country, who has citizenship, who has the right to vote, and who...
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https://kettering.org/recovering-our-moral-voice/
Nov 13, 2025 - For the second year in a row, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Kettering senior fellow, president of Repairers of the Breach, and founding director of the Center...
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https://kettering.org/an-unfettered-news-media-is-crucial-for-democracy-and-good-for-business/
Dec 2, 2024 - Perceptions that the press is not a truly free press are bad for our democracy. In fact, despite the endless criticism directed at the media from all political...
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https://kettering.org/democracy-vs-autocracy/
Aug 6, 2025 - On July 21, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation held a Kettering Global Conversation on Democracy: Solidarity across Borders in Washington, DC. The event...
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https://kettering.org/solidarity-across-borders/
Aug 5, 2025 - On July 21, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation held a Kettering Global Conversation on Democracy: Solidarity across Borders in Washington, DC. The event...
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https://kettering.org/reimagine-the-future-of-democracy-working-to-build-an-inclusive-future/
Oct 2, 2025 - The Kettering Foundation hosted a third-party session during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference on September 25. The...
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