Public Agenda

Type:
civil society

Public Agenda is a research-to-action nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and sustaining a stronger democracy. Through research, public engagement, and communications, we amplify public voice in institutional and government decision-making. The organization was founded in 1975 by the social scientist and public opinion research pioneer Dan Yankelovich and former secretary of state Cyrus Vance. We have a wealth of pro-democracy research for Summit participants. Two of note include our Hidden Common Ground (HCG) initiative, as well as out Healthier Democracies project. HCG is a research initiative centered around cutting through the media narrative that we're hopelessly divided. Through survey and focus group research, we have a wealth of data across subject matter on where Americans agree on a path forward. We have specific journalism-focused work from June this year: https://www.publicagenda.org/the-hidden-common-ground-initiative/ and https://www.publicagenda.org/reports/journalists-discuss-reporting-on-common-ground-and-divisiveness/ Healthier Democracies is an international set of case studies, wherein our team identified democratic best practices from around the world to gather and share back here in the United States: https://www.publicagenda.org/healthier-democracies/