Utah County is a hub of civic renewal, civil discourse, and community.

Shape your community.

Shape the world.

Engage Forum exists to inspire the individual commitment to civic engagement necessary for a healthy democracy and universal human flourishing.

Engage: A Forum for Civic Renewal

Democracy relies on engaged citizens who are informed, principled, and charitable toward each other.

Read more in our featured post, Why Engage.

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Engage Forum is a 501(c)(4). Donations are not tax deductible at this time. To make a tax deductible donation, please contact georgebhandley@gmail.com.

  • Learn

    We foster civility, improve education, raise awareness about vital issues, and share values and criteria to evaluate political performance.

  • Practice

    We train individuals to stand for our core values, including as citizens, candidates, or supporters of campaigns or advocates for issues.

  • Engage

    We open doors to formal and informal opportunities to work with local government or to join organizations and causes that align with our values.

Happening in May!

The Role of County Government

Tuesday, May 26, 7:00 pm

Utah Valley University Keller Building

Did you know that just three County Commissioners make decisions that affect 750,000 citizens in Utah County? They have power over issues such as public health and safety, elections, preservation of natural resources, land use, as well as taxes and major public expenditures.

Join Engage and former Utah governor Gary Herbert for a discussion on the role of county government, the issues facing Utah County, and what voters should consider in the upcoming county elections.

We practiced Conversations for Understanding at our May Engage Together!

A special thanks to facilitators Megan Stevenson, Jayne Connolly, and Amanda Richael!

Act Local Community Night Helped People Engage!

The 2nd Annual Act Local Community Night brought over 50 organizations together with community members at the Provo Library Ballroom for an evening of connection, conversation, and engagement. Attendees explored ways to get involved, made new connections, and enjoyed live music and refreshments throughout the evening.

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What We’re Building

Guided by these values, we work to build a political culture of robust competition between policy ideas and candidates, and responsiveness from institutions and elected officials.

  • We value human dignity, human potential, and human differences

  • We embrace the purpose of democracy, guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, to protect the rights, include the voice, and facilitate the flourishing of all people

  • We accept the responsibility to make democracy work well to these ends by fostering broad, informed, principled, and civil engagement where we live

Our Core Values