Is community engagement a magic bullet for philanthropy and nonprofits? No. But it’s clearly an important component of creating programs that work—and the smartest people in philanthropy know that civic engagement must take place all the time, not only in election years:

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New “Responsive Philanthropy” Looks at the Power of Civic Engagement