Foundation

Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement

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PACE inspires interest, understanding, and investment in civic engagement. PACE aims to build a community within philanthropy committed to vigorous debate and action
around encouraging participation and engagement in community, civic and political life; to inspire and incubate strategic collaborations with policy makers, nonprofits, business and the media to support active citizenship; and to increase the quantity and the quality of philanthropic investment in civic engagement strategies. PACE is non-partisan and actively seeks collaborative and innovative ways to work on new ideas.
For PACE, "civic engagement" encompasses the many ways in which people participate in civic, community and political life and, by doing so, express their engaged citizenship. From volunteering to voting, from community organizing to political advocacy, the defining characteristic of active civic engagement is the commitment to participate and contribute to the improvement of one's community, neighborhood and nation.