Program areas at Public Agenda
Research:public Agenda's qualitative and quantitative opinion research is designed to give people a greater voice in the systems and institutions that serve them. Through non-partisan surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviewing and media analysis, we listen to people's perspectives and experiences, and their views on the policies and practices that can improve their lives and communities. Public Agenda communicates insights based on our research to decision-makers, practitioners, and journalists in fields including health care, education and democratic reform.
Communication services: Public Agenda helps communities communicate and think through tough problems, build common ground on solutions, and work together to forge progress on such issues as: education, health care, economic opportunity, and climate change, that are crucial to expanding opportunity, strengthening communities, and supporting democracy in america.
Public engagement:public Agenda's Public engagement initiatives help citizens and leaders work together to think, talk and work together to forge progress on tough challenges, such as closing achievement gaps, rebuilding from natural disasters and improving community health. We offer a variety of approaches to support local communities in efforts to build civic capacity and citizen voice by operationalizing equity in their work. Our work begins by gaining a deep understanding of the impact our partners seek, the communities they work with, and existing decision-making structures. We work together to facilitate processes that build long-term civic and community capacity through inclusive and equitable systems while actively addressing challenges of the moment.