Introducing Social Citizens

Welcome to SocialCitizens.org — a blog for the new paper (of the same name) found here. Those of you who have been watching the Case Foundation throughout the past year might know we’re not your typical foundation. And now we’re at it again, this time bringing a not-so-typical foundation white paper.

In fact, we’re throwing the term white paper out the window – and introducing Social Citizens^BETA, a discussion paper about the Millennial Generation’s impact on civic engagement. The truth is, we could sit for months culling through research, synthesizing and talking amongst ourselves about what it is that makes the Millennial Generation unique. We could debate internally for hours whether or not this rising generation is truly turning the tide of civic engagement. But what fun would that be — for us, or for you?

That’s why we encourage you to take a read, a skim, or at least a scroll to the end where the paper’s author Allison Fine has left us with some thought-provoking questions. After all, it’s your answers, experiences, and counterpoints that are going to help us kick-start a great conversation, and figure out exactly what makes civically engaged Millennials — and Social Citizens — tick.

So let us know what you think, and check back often to hear from guest bloggers, columnists, …oh, and real people!