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Montana Bright Spot: Developing Young People’s Skills to Find Policy Solutions

Montana Bright Spot: Developing Young People’s Skills to Find Policy Solutions

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Publish date: 
September, 2020
Source(s): 
Philanthropy Northwest

Humanities Montana, a grantmaker that also conducts programs to support civil society, noticed a growing lack of positive discourse around policy issues. Society can achieve greater progress on policy solutions if people developed greater skills in collaborating to addressing public problems. With funding from The Charles Engelhard Foundation in New York, Humanities Montana prepared for the launch of their new Democracy Project in 2020. The initiative groups interested students with a community organizer and their local library. Read the full story of this Montana Bright Spot.