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From the President’s Pen

July 17-21 found myself and fellow co-founder Tomás Spath walking the halls of Congress again for the first time post-pandemic. It felt really good to be back. But you may wonder, why do we do that? We try to walk the halls every year for a number of reasons. First, and perhaps the most important, is to make members of Congress aware of the Institute and of the support we receive from you, our supporters. This is a never-ending educational effort thanks to the constant turnover in the House of Representatives and in their staff. While we have some old…
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From the President’s Pen

Now that we are fortunate enough to be past the pandemic, the Institute is excited to be back to our full programming capabilities, and we are taking full advantage! This…

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Recognized as leading civility experts, Institute co-founders Cassandra Dahnke and Tomas Spath, are in-demand as public speakers. They have addressed civic groups, businesses, corporate boards, schools, colleges, faith communities, county commissioners, government organizations, and members of Congress.

Cassandra and Tomas have been featured in national and international media coverage including PBS, CSPAN, National Public Radio’s Diane Rehm Show, CBC Radio, Roll Call, and countless publications. The rules they teach and practice can bring greater civility to our homes, communities, and our nation.

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The Institute for Civility’s definition of civility has been largely recognized as a concise, comprehensive description of this important construct. The definition has been cited extensively in books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, and more.