Civics
Today it is more important than ever to ensure Americans have the knowledge and skills to participate in civic life. Informed and active citizens make for a stronger country, a stronger economy, and a stronger workforce.
We believe that democracy is vital for our nation’s prosperity and that businesses can help strengthen it. To make American civic life more vibrant and relevant, we as a nation need to raise awareness and interest in basic civic knowledge among students and adults.
Civics Academy Pilot Summary Report
Civics Academy is a nonpartisan initiative by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation that equips employees with essential civic knowledge and 21st-century workplace skills.
Programs
The Civic Trust
The Civic Trust® is a nonpartisan educational initiative dedicated to enhancing civic literacy, skills, and participation across schools, workplaces, and communities. Through programs like the National Civics Bee®, we partner with state and local chambers, businesses, policymakers, and community leaders to offer dynamic opportunities.
Latest Content
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has launched The Civic Trust, a new initiative that will promote a broad range of efforts aimed at improving understanding of and involvement in American civic life.A strong business community matters to the nation because the private sector produces the goods, services, and jobs that society needs to survive and thrive, individually and collectively. Moreover, the private sector-led economic activity provides the revenue to fund the public sector in its vital role in the country.Corporations are increasingly embracing how powerful “enlightened self-interest,” as Benjamin Franklin called it, can be as they create deeper linkages with their employees, customers, suppliers, and the communities they operate in.
