Journal
Becoming Us
Becoming Us is a gathering place: a connection hub for stories, ideas, and practices that bring our shared humanity into focus. Here, we highlight great examples of Bonding, Bridging, Building, and Belonging happening across the country, along with what happens when these bright spots become an intrinsic part of our society.
Reflections on Human Connection
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Transforming Campus Culture
Announcing our new partnership with the Institute for Citizens & Scholars to transform campus civic culture across the country.
Hope as a Framework to Promote Early Relational Health
The Early Relational Health Funders Community gathered for its annual summit in March to identify opportunities for collaboration.
How Service Experiences Shaped Who We Are
Our team shares our most meaningful volunteering experiences and how they informed our worldviews, values, and beliefs along the way.
We Don’t Want Less Conflict. We Want Better Conflict.
What if the goal isn't avoiding hard conversations but learning how to have them?
Insisting on What AI Still Can’t Replace
There are two aspects of connection that remain the purview of people and not machines: repair and reciprocity.
New McKinsey Report Spotlights Executive Director Jenn Hoos Rothberg on the Three Essential Skills of a Successful Philanthropy CEO
Executive Director Jenn Hoos Rothberg is featured in McKinsey's "Conviction and Connection" report, examining essential skills for effective philanthropy leadership.
Transforming Campus Culture
Announcing our new partnership with the Institute for Citizens & Scholars to transform campus civic culture across the country.
Hope as a Framework to Promote Early Relational Health
The Early Relational Health Funders Community gathered for its annual summit in March to identify opportunities for collaboration.
How Service Experiences Shaped Who We Are
Our team shares our most meaningful volunteering experiences and how they informed our worldviews, values, and beliefs along the way.
Taking the Long View: Ten Years at a Time
Real change requires patience, perseverance, collaboration, and an unwavering belief that the long view is worth it.
Welcome to Our New Website: A Digital Home for Connection and Collaboration
Explore our new site to understand our strategies, find stories of belonging, and discover resources for building connection everywhere.
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Through the Prism Interviews
Read all InterviewsBy asking human beings the same five questions, we remind ourselves that everyone has a powerful story that deserves to be heard.
Through the Prism with AnnMaura Connolly: Service is the Vehicle that Brings Us Together
Through the Prism with Ron Ivey: Human Flourishing in the Age of AI
Through the Prism with Cynthia Miller-Idriss: Lead with Curiosity, Not Judgment
Research & Practices
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No Greater Mission. No Greater Means.
Research examines how national service and bridgebuilding can increase trust and collaboration across polarized divides in our communities.
The Belonging Barometer: The State of Belonging in America
The Belonging Barometer provides a first-of-its-kind measure of belonging that is readily deployable in efforts to strengthen social cohesion.
The 2026 Dignity Barometer
Findings reveal growing division, declining trust, and how dignity shapes Americans’ experiences across political and social differences.
We Came from Different Parties and Faiths. We Left as Compatriots
In the Washington Post, our partners at faith250 offer a sign of hope through their covenant and Fellowship Nights.
Join Us at the Building Together Conference, May 4-7
We look forward to seeing you at the conference, where Strategy Leads Chi Nguyen and Shawn Jenkins are presenting.
Transforming Campus Culture
Announcing our new partnership with the Institute for Citizens & Scholars to transform campus civic culture across the
Hope as a Framework to Promote Early Relational Health
The Early Relational Health Funders Community gathered for its annual summit in March to identify opportunities for collaboration.
How Service Experiences Shaped Who We Are
Our team shares our most meaningful volunteering experiences and how they informed our worldviews, values, and beliefs along
Transforming Campus Culture
Announcing our new partnership with the Institute for Citizens & Scholars to transform campus civic culture across the country.