Organizations

Local sites of importance

• City of Mankato (please notice section titled "get involved")
• City of North Mankato
• Mankato City Council
• Greater Mankato Chamber of Commerce (notice section highlighting civic organizations)
• Blue Earth County
• Nicollet County

State and national political institutions

• United States Senate
• United States House of Representatives
• Supreme Court of the United States
• Minnesota Legislature
• Minnesota Senate

National political parties (in alphabetical order)

• Democratic Party
• Green Party of the U.S.
• Libertarian Party
• Republican Party
• Socialist Party USA

Minnesota political parties

• Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party
• Green Party of Minnesota
• Libertarian Party of Minnesota
• Republican Party of Minnesota

Nonpartisan organizations and projects focusing on civic engagement

• American Democracy Project (working to increase student participation in public life; MSU is participating in this project)
• Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
• Center for Democracy and Citizenship (located at the University of Minnesota)
• Citizen's Voices of Mankato (newly formed group working to help Greater Mankato explore social and political issues)

Organizations helping generate and structure community dialogue

• Study Circles Resource Center
• National Issues Forum
• Conversationcafe.org
• Let's Talk America
• National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation