The New York Times recently highlighted deep canvassing as one of the big ideas to “make the world better.” A better world requires the ability to listen to each other and find common ground, and deep canvassing helps build the skills needed to strengthen and build a truly multiracial democracy.

People’s Action and the New Conversation Initiative launched the Deep Canvass Institute to help train tens of thousands of people to have hundreds of thousands of these types of powerful and courageous conversations that can transform our country.

The training starts with actually participating in a deep canvass phone bank, followed by two follow-up sessions that help you to build rapport, share your own story, and listen with compassionate curiosity.

For more information, and to join the next round of skills training offered by the Deep Canvass Institute, click here.