Issue guides are at the center of the National Issues Forum Institute’s efforts to engage concerned citizens around discussing actionable solutions for our nation’s most pressing issues, such as health care affordability and social security reforms. They provide the unbiased facts, research and potential solutions to spark a discussion about solving these types of national challenges. We think of them as study guides for your forums.

Making deliberation easier, more accessible

Jean Johnson, National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) vice president for moderator development and communications, is the author of an article titled, What Does It Mean to Be an Educated Person Today?  The article can be found online in the Summer 2015 issue of Peer Review, a periodical by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU).

America's Energy Future: How Can We Take Charge? is a new "starter video" preview that is now available to watch online at the National Issues Forums (NIF) YouTube channel. This two-and-a-half-minute video gives an overview of the material presented in the NIF issue guide of the same title, and makes a great introduction to the issue for groups participating in a deliberative forum.