NIFI News

Updated Deadlines - Accepting Applications - The Elizabeth "Libby" Kingseed Teaching with Deliberation Memorial Award

Feb 27, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) is now accepting applications for the Elizabeth “Libby” Kingseed Teaching with Deliberation Memorial Award at this time.

Application Process

A Message from David Mathews

Feb 27, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The following is from David Mathews, Chair of the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI).

TO: The NIFI Board Members and the NIF Network

FROM: David Mathews, Chair of the National Issues Forums Institute

DATE: February 26, 2020

RE: Forums in prisons

Below is a link to another Maura Casey interview. It is about forums in an unlikely place, prisons. Bill DiMascio has reported similar results from prisons in Pennsylvania.

New Health Care Forum Guide Available

Feb 22, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Join a National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) Call about the Hidden Common Ground Initiative

Feb 19, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

From Courtney Breese at the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation(NCDD)

Watch the PBS Documentary "The Democracy Rebellion" Produced by Hedrick Smith

Feb 01, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Journalist Hedrick Smith is the executive producer of the recently-released PBS documentary, The Democracy Rebellion. In the 56-minute film, Smith, a Pullitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor, documents a number of grass roots efforts around the country that have made a difference in creating real democratic reform.

USA TODAY Article - New Public Agenda/USA TODAY/Ipsos Survey Finds Republicans and Democrats Largely Agree on Some Things about Climate Change

Jan 25, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

A January 24, 2020 USA TODAY article, Republican and Democratic voters actually agree on many climate change fixes. So why no action? by Elizabeth Weise, describes the results of a January 10-13, 2020 opt-in poll of 1,006 adults in which they were asked about climate change and whether they would support a variety of possible solutions.

New Issue Guide Available (FREE to download) - "Health Care: How Can We Bring Costs Down While Getting the Care We Need?"

Jan 22, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

This newly-updated issue guide about health care costs is available as a FREE, downloadable pdf. The 28-page issue guide presents three options for deliberation. A 4-minute overview video is also available to stream online at no cost. Post-forum questionnaires can be downloaded for forum participants to complete for return to be included in research and reporting.

Click here to view and download the issue materials.

Get Involved - The Hidden Common Ground Project

Jan 20, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The Hidden Common Ground project began in December 2019 and will last through the 2020 elections. The project will focus on some of the issues that Americans across the political spectrum care deeply about. You can read more details about the Hidden Common Ground project here.

The public issues that the project will focus on include:

Watch a Webinar (recorded Jan. 9, 2020) about the New Issue Guide - "Health Care: How Can We Bring Costs Down While Getting the Care We Need?"

Jan 20, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The National Issues Forums network and the Kettering Foundation are moving forward with the major initiative, Hidden Common Ground, spearheaded by Public Agenda and USA TODAY to examine what Americans have to say about some of the most urgent concerns facing us in the coming election year.

Report on NIF Forum Activity: A Nation in Debt

Dec 23, 2019 By National Issues... 1 Comments

In a sea of other pressing problems, the national debt might be easy to put on the backburner. In a September 2019 Gallup poll, only 2 percent of respondents cited federal debt as the most important problem facing the country. The problem can seem far from home, and the sheer magnitude of the numbers involved can be difficult to wrap one’s mind around.

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