Join the national Citizen Service

1. Yes, I'm taking the Civic Pledge (sign your name below)*

I pledge to leave my community and my country better than I found them, to search for solutions instead of simply pointing out problems and assigning blame, and to work on solutions that are cost-effective and based on evidence of success

First Last

Yes, I will encourage my fellow citizens to focus on solutions, when they argue about public issues or get stuck in the blame game.*

Yes, I will

Yes, I have taken the training in Leadership and No-Blame Problem Solving*

Yes, I have
Not yet, but I will sign up within the next 12 months at training.thecitizenscampaign.org or through my college

I'm in! I'm qualified to participate in the national Citizen Service.

Do you want more power to heal our politics and better your community? Put your training to work and consider pursuing one or more Citizen Leadership roles. Do you commit to pursue or apply for position(s) of leadership in your community?*

Yes, now
Yes, as soon as my circumstances permit

Check all the roles that you commit to pursue.

Civic Trustee: Civic Trustees work together in a nonpartisan Civic Trust that operates in accordance with the principles of the Civic Pledge to research and advance solutions to issues you care about with a No-Blame approach. For more info, visit https://thecitizenscampaign.org/civic-trustees/
Solutions Advocate: Solutions Advocates are citizens who find and promote successful solutions to issues affecting their community through media channels, including social media, blogs, local news outlets, or letters to the editor.
Appointed Government Official: There are dozens of appointed volunteer leadership positions on local government boards and commissions and on task forces of local school boards. Not many people know about them, and they are often left unfilled.
Local Political Party Representative, Committeeperson, or District Leader for the "hidden power center" (a.k.a. your community-based political parties)

Do you live, work, or go to school in the area of one of these cities?

There are live Civic Trusts there that would welcome your participation.

Philadelphia, PA
Newark, NJ
Trenton, NJ
Perth Amboy, NJ
Plainfield, NJ
Paterson, NJ
None of these

We want to keep in touch and share important information with you about citizen-driven solutions and opportunities for you to join with other Citizen Leaders who live the values of mutual respect and unselfish service to our cities and our country.

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Did you receive training in Leadership and No-Blame Problem Solving from a high school or college? If so, select your school here:

If you received your training from a college, was it from an undergraduate course for credit, or for a non-credit continuing education course online?

Undergrad for credit
Non-credit continuing education

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Our mission: To heal our American community with a No-Blame approach and a focus on pragmatic problem solving.

Yes, I want to join the Citizen Service!

I'm in! I'm qualified to participate in the national Citizen Service.

We want to keep in touch and share important information with you about citizen-driven solutions and opportunities for you to join with other Citizen Leaders who live the values of mutual respect and unselfish service to our cities and our country.