South Dakota Issues Forums (SDIF)

Public deliberation on policy issues

Center For Civic Participation & Leadership (CCPL)

Group discussions on public policy & community development

South Dakota Public Policy Institute (SDPPI)

Training on deliberative democracy and issue framing

Institute for Educational Leadership & Evaluation (IELE)

Independent Program Evaluation and Research

Kids Voting South Dakota (KVSD)

K-12 civic education curriculum

Institute for South Dakota Leadership & Participation (SDLP)

State independent think tank for local and public policy

Safe Kids Project (SKP)

An initiative to eliminate abuse and violence in a child’s environment

Rapid City Character Counts Project (CC)

Help build the character of the next generation ...one child...one teenager...one parent...one teacher...one coach...one person at a time.

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