The Giving Challenge: Assessment and Reflection Report

Thousands of individuals competed for donors, donations, and matching awards for their favorite charitable causes as part of the Case Foundation’s first-ever Giving Challenge. The Challenge introduced emerging technologies to millions of people and helped give new significance to the power of individual donors and small donations. This reflection paper provides an honest assessment of what worked well and what could be improved as more organizations look to adopt similar approaches that engage the public in new ways to raise money and awareness for causes they care about.

Social Citizens^BETA

This Case Foundation-sponsored discussion paper focuses on the rise of Millennials—a Net-native, globally oriented generation whose cause lifestyle is redefining how we view activism. The paper investigates the potential impact of this group on the civic landscape, and raises provocative questions about their role in affecting positive, lasting change.

Engaged for Success: Service Learning as a Tool for High School Dropout Prevention

Civic Enterprises’ report, sponsored in part by the Case Foundation, finds that service-learning can address most of the educational factors that lead students to drop out of high school, and keep them engaged while helping them become model citizens.

Citizens at the Center: A New Approach to Civic Engagement

This Case Foundation-commissioned paper offers specific recommendations for getting people from all walks of life to discuss what matters most to them, and then giving them the tools and technologies they need to identify problems and develop solutions together. It also warns against top-down solutions that require people to “plug into” existing programs or campaigns.