Current Initiatives
CREATING A COUNTERFORCE
Campaign for a New Civic Path
A crisis of belief grips our nation. Americans have lost trust in our leaders, institutions, systems—even one another. So many of us want to find a more hopeful path forward but don’t know how. More divisive politics isn’t the answer. It’s time for something different.
We need a new civic path that can spark a nationwide movement to build more equitable, inclusive, fair, and just communities. And, ultimately, a stronger nation. Rich is crisscrossing the country with his manifesto—The New Civic Path: Restoring Our Belief in One Another and Our Nation—declaring the real change we need won’t start with our national politicians in Washington, DC. It will start in our local communities. It will start with people like you.
Our Campaign for The New Civic Path will get you taking action through in-person events, virtual gatherings, hopeful social media content, and much more.
work on the ground with communities
We are doubling down on our commitment to address the toughest problems facing our nation—including systemic racism and social injustices, persistent inequities, and a loss of trust and hope—and to provide new proof points about how communities can act on these fault lines and strengthen their civic cultures for long-term change. We are engaged in multi-year efforts toward community transformation in Alamance County, NC; DeSoto County, FL; Greater Owensboro, KY; Logan County, OH; Reading, PA; and Union County, OH.
THE HARWOOD SCHOOL
You want to make community work for all of us. The Harwood School teaches you how.
The Harwood School has a different view about what it takes to create change. We weren’t founded on an untested theory or some utopian vision for society.
Our approach is rooted in what we’ve learned about how change actually happens and what it takes to make community work for all of us. It’s deeply practical. And it calls us to be part of something larger than ourselves.
It flies in the face of conventional wisdom. But that’s exactly how we’ve created transformational change in hundreds of communities across all 50 states and 40 countries worldwide.
For nearly four decades, we’ve equipped more leaders than practically any other organization of our kind—thousands of them, in every sector of society. This isn’t your typical approach. And this isn’t your typical training. The Harwood School is a catalyst for you to develop the capacity and capabilities you and your team need to create real, lasting change.