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Introducing the Center for New Democratic Processes!
What’s new? We are pleased to announce an important organizational transformation and officially introduce our new name – the Center for New Democratic Processes! While our name has changed we remain steadfastly dedicated to our mission. Our commitment to strengthening democracy for all by partnering with individuals, communities, and institutions to design and implement informed,… […]
Kyle Bozentko
A Note from Our Executive Director: Committing to Democracy
Dear friends, I write today at the conclusion of a deeply unsettling week for democracy in the United States. The Jefferson Center for New Democratic Processes unequivocally condemns the violence that occurred at the US Capitol this week. The events of January 6, 2021 reflect intense polarization and deep division in our country but today… […]
Jonathan Wong
Your Voice Ohio Election 2020 Engagement Project
The Your Voice Ohio Election 2020 Engagement Project has aimed to ensure that media partners and community members could meaningfully connect with each other – even when unable to gather in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic – through deliberative online engagement about the 2020 presidential election. Since 2016 our team has been coordinating and… […]
Kyle Bozentko
Join Our Team as our Communications Specialist!
The Jefferson Center for New Democratic Processes is a nonpartisan, nonprofit civic engagement organization partnering with individuals, communities, and institutions to design and implement innovative, deliberative engagement processes to address today’s toughest challenges. We provide an interdisciplinary, customized approach to engagement projects with clients and partners in the US and worldwide – making us unparalleled… […]
Kyle Bozentko
Welcome Kyle Carroll – Penn State Nevins Fellow
We are excited to welcome and introduce the newest addition to our team! Kyle is a rising senior at Penn State University who is joining us for the summer as a Nevins Fellow through the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. Below, Kyle shares a bit about himself and his hopes for the Fellowship: My name is… […]
Kyle Bozentko
Our Deliberative Democracy Work & COVID-19
Our typical organizational communications tend to recap recent activities and provide a glimpse at what’s coming up next on our programming calendar. However, as the COVID-19 situation evolves and the public health risks and practical challenges continue to mount for communities across the US (and the globe) the most important update we have to share… […]
Kyle Bozentko
Creating Better Conversations through Meta-Consensus
Have you ever talked with someone and, a little too far into the conversation, you realized you were talking about two totally different things? That’s happened at the Jefferson Center office, when we had staff traveling to both Athens, Ohio and Athens, Greece. Similarly, when it comes to talking about politics, it seems people are… […]
Annie Pottorff
Shaping the Future of Energy in Murray County
Murray County, situated in the southwestern corner of Minnesota, is no stranger to wind energy. Wind turbines have become a familiar part of the landscape. The county has used revenue to improve local infrastructure, and many landowners have received an additional stream of income from hosting a turbine. Still, more wind development is planned in… […]
Annie Pottorff
Happy 2020 From the Jefferson Center
Happy 2020! We hope your new year is off to a great start. At the Jefferson Center, our mission is to partner with citizens, communities, and institutions to design and implement informed, innovative, and democratic solutions to today’s toughest challenges. But what exactly do we mean by “today’s toughest challenges?” In 2019, we took on… […]
Annie Pottorff
Tired of waiting, Ohioans are framing their own solutions
This post was written by Doug Oplinger who leads our Your Voice Ohio project. It was a Monday evening in a spiffy YMCA community room in suburban Springboro, Ohio, once a sleepy Shaker village, now a congested, upscale expressway exit between Dayton and Cincinnati. About to begin was the 37th Your Voice Ohio community conversation,… […]
Annie Pottorff

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