A NATION IN DEBT: HOW CAN WE PAY THE BILLS? A MICRO GRANT PROGRAM

Micro Grant Offer
Net Impact is excited to offer a micro grant of $150 to moderators* who host a forum using the newly updated A Nation in Debt: How Can we Pay the Bills? Issue guide. This program runs through June 31, 2019.

All you have to do to receive the funding is fill out the form by May 15, 2019 and host a forum by June 30, 2019.

Apply for a Micro Grant
The issue guide, A Nation in Debt was published by the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) in partnership with Up to Us. Up to Us, an initiative of Net Impact and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, is a rapidly growing, nonpartisan movement of young people who recognize that when it comes to securing their economic and fiscal future, they have no better advocates than themselves.

Apply for a micro grant. Applicants will receive more detailed information about the micro grant program from Net Impact.

Net Impact is a nonprofit that inspires and equips emerging leaders to build a more just and sustainable world. Net Impact’s programs help new leaders broaden their thinking, build their networks, and scale their impact beyond just individual actions. One stand-out Net Impact program, Up to Us, is a rapidly growing, nonpartisan movement of young people who recognize that when it comes to securing their future opportunities, they have no better advocates than themselves. Amid high-profile debates over jobs and the economy, social mobility, healthcare, and tax reform, Up to Us is the only nationwide, campus-based campaign focused on building a sustainable economic and fiscal future for America’s next generation. Up to Us is a partnership between Net Impact, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, and the Clinton Global Initiative University.

*Moderators must be affiliated with an accredited US-based college or university to be considered eligible for the micro grant.

Moderator Tools

A Deliberative Facilitator's Cheat Sheet
Editable cheat sheet for moderators to use during a forums.

Webinar
Watch a webinar about moderating A Nation in Debt forums presented by Kara Dillard. Kara discusses the three options in depth, outlines questions to ask in the personal stake section as well as in the options section, and ways to help your participants reflect on this topic. Click here to watch the webinar.