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Matt Leighninger

Matt Leighninger is head of democracy innovation at the National Conference on Citizenship.

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Opinion

Philanthropy Should Heed What the Declaration of Independence Said About Giving Everyone a Say

By Cynthia Gibson and Matt Leighninger June 30, 2022

Democracy requires all institutions, including foundations, to create settings that enable more than experts and power brokers to control the agenda.
Opinion

The Audacity of AmericaSpeaks to Improve Democracy Holds Lessons for Us All

By Matt Leighninger February 27, 2014

The group, which has closed after 19 years, managed to get Americans of all stripes to debate hot topics and calmly find the kinds of compromises that Congress still lacks.