Lasting Civic Engagement: Maria Yuan
Civic Engagement Online and In-Person
Technology can make participating in democracy easier than ever before because it's scalable and makes it possible for everyone's voices to be heard. However, civic engagement must also be done with human connection and in person, like in community conversations, town halls, and organizing. IssueVoter uses its online platform to motivate users to perform civic engagement in the real world. Thirty percent of IssueVoter users say the platform is the reason they voted, showing that the more information the user has, the more he or she is motivated to take…
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