Businesses are deeply rooted in the places where we operate—not just as employers or service providers, but as trusted community anchors. That gives us a unique ability to foster local connections. By investing in our communities, businesses can help create spaces where understanding and respect can thrive.
Stronger communities start with connection—and business can be the catalyst.
Better Together America is a nationwide, nonpartisan network of local, regional, and state civic organizations that your business can support and engage. By supporting organizations in the communities where you operate, you are boosting civic engagement, strengthening local resilience, and helping people work together to solve local challenges. Use this resource to find and connect with on-the-ground efforts across the country that are reimagining democracy from the ground up.
Use the Healthy Democracy Ecosystems Map from the National Civic League to locate organizations doing bridge-building work near you and find activities in your community.
R.A.F.T. for America invites people to experience the thrills and inspiration of pulling together, regardless of our differences. Hosted in partnership with whitewater rafting outfitters across the country, free trips on some of America’s most iconic rivers are being offered to people of vastly different political perspectives who are willing to pair up with someone from outside their "bubble" and tackle the river together.The initiative has gained national attention, with CBS News covering a trip on North Carolina’s Nantahala River, PBS Utah documenting participants rafting the Colorado River, and ABC Asheville featuring a journey down the French Broad River that helped bridge political divides through teamwork and shared adventure.
