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Keep Growing,
Keep Building

Whether you only have a few minutes or a few hours, you can transform good intentions into real skills. We've gathered the best books, courses, videos, and tools to help you master the art of disagreeing better.

Start anywhere – each resource is a stepping stone to building a stronger democracy.

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Only Takes a Couple of Minutes

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Only Takes about an Hour

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Only Takes 
a Few Hours

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How to disagree with respect–
not hate

A TED Talk by Governor Spencer Cox

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Am I using my morals as a weapon or a gift?

On the You Might be Right Podcast, Hosted by Governors Bredesen and Haslam

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How curiosity will save us


A TED Talk by Mónica Guzmán

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Start Detox Challenge 

Builders offers a four-week daily prompt called the Polarization Detox Challenge. You’re invited to complete one exercise per weekday for four weeks to learn skills, repair relationships, and break some negative cycles.
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Parents & Kids Course

Disagree Better, Utah State University and The Wheatley Institute at BYU created a three-part parenting toolkit to help parents and children learn to disagree better. These three lessons offer trusted tips, tools, and ideas to manage differences in better ways.
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Builders Movement

Builders Movement joins 3M+ people across nation to build up, rather than burn down. Sign up for social media feed, newsletter, etc.
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Visit Listen First Project

Listen First Project is a coalition of over 500 organizations dedicated to fostering civil discourse and reducing polarization. They host Listen First Fridays, America Talks, National Week of Conversation and other engagement initiatives. You can learn more about them and their partner groups here.
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Interfaith Alliance

Interfaith Alliance works to bring people of different faiths together to counter religious extremism through campaigns, events, and local affiliates nationwide.

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Visit One America Movement

One America Movement works with faith communities to bridge divides through service projects, dialogue events, and leadership training.
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People’s Supper Guidebooks

The People’s Supper uses shared meals as a way to foster meaningful conversations across divides, helping communities build trust and understanding.

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Check out Conversation.us

Select one of many ways to increase skills, receive training, engage with people different than yourself, balance news flows, etc.

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Unify Challenge

The Unify Challenge enables a guided video call that you can have with another American who is different from you. 

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Want proven advice for bridgebuilding? Be humble and curious.

A conversation between Mónica Guzmán and Eboo Patel, on the Interfaith America podcast

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Take a Braver Angels eCourse

Braver Angels has developed five different courses that you can choose from on topics like families and politics, social media skills, and managing difficult conversations. Each course takes about 40 minutes to complete and they are free of charge.

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Take One Small Step

One Small Step provides you with ways to have a conversation with someone different, with guidance from them along the way if you need it.

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Braver Angels

Braver Angels facilitates conversations between Americans of different backgrounds. 
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Disagreeing Better with Utah Governor Spencer Cox

On the Here’s Where it Gets Interesting Podcast, hosted by Sharon McMahon
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Learn about CommonSense American 

CommonSense American enables citizens to engage in constructive political discussions and share their opinions with elected leaders.
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US 2.0: What We Have In Common

A Hidden Brain episode

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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

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Idealist

A platform that lists a wide range of volunteer and employment opportunities, often focusing on social impact and non-profit work. 

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VolunteerMatch


One of the largest networks in the nonprofit world, VolunteerMatch connects volunteers with various opportunities, including local and remote positions. 

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JustServe

This platform is specifically designed for connecting volunteers with local service opportunities. It allows organizations to post their needs and volunteers to search for projects that match their interests and skills. 

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Explore Living Room Conversations

Living Room Conversations provides structured conversation guides for small-group discussions on difficult topics, helping people engage across differences in a personal setting.