Sharon L. Davies
@ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social
President and CEO of @kettering.org, focused on the needs of democracy worldwide. Kettering.org
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As 2026 begins, we recommit to a democracy built on clarity, sustained by courage, and strengthened through coalition. Our shared future depends on it.
Happy New Year from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. 🎆
Happy New Year from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. 🎆
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
As 2026 begins, we recommit to a democracy built on clarity, sustained by courage, and strengthened through coalition. Our shared future depends on it.
Happy New Year from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. 🎆
Happy New Year from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. 🎆
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👂 Keep ideas open. Listen, learn, and make space for everyone to belong.
January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
👂 Keep ideas open. Listen, learn, and make space for everyone to belong.
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The #KetteringDemocracyPrize honors those who move democracy forward when it’s hardest. The 2025 laureates, Alexei Navalny and Judith Browne Dianis, show us how democracy depends on people who are willing to act with courage.
Experience the event + full reflection: https://bit.ly/4iy9Vdf
Experience the event + full reflection: https://bit.ly/4iy9Vdf
Inaugural Kettering Democracy Prize Ceremony Honors Alexei Navalny and Judith Browne Dianis
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January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The #KetteringDemocracyPrize honors those who move democracy forward when it’s hardest. The 2025 laureates, Alexei Navalny and Judith Browne Dianis, show us how democracy depends on people who are willing to act with courage.
Experience the event + full reflection: https://bit.ly/4iy9Vdf
Experience the event + full reflection: https://bit.ly/4iy9Vdf
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This year, don’t aim for perfection. Aim for participation. 🫱🏼🫲🏾
Open your 2026 calendar and add any of these meaningful actions to each month. You can even invite a friend to join you!
Open your 2026 calendar and add any of these meaningful actions to each month. You can even invite a friend to join you!
December 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This year, don’t aim for perfection. Aim for participation. 🫱🏼🫲🏾
Open your 2026 calendar and add any of these meaningful actions to each month. You can even invite a friend to join you!
Open your 2026 calendar and add any of these meaningful actions to each month. You can even invite a friend to join you!
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A myth we’re leaving behind in 2025: “We’re too divided to agree on anything.”
Our Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project report found that two-thirds of Americans agree democracy is the best form of government. That gives us hope that we can work with in this new year. https://bit.ly/4j18KD1
Our Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project report found that two-thirds of Americans agree democracy is the best form of government. That gives us hope that we can work with in this new year. https://bit.ly/4j18KD1
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A myth we’re leaving behind in 2025: “We’re too divided to agree on anything.”
Our Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project report found that two-thirds of Americans agree democracy is the best form of government. That gives us hope that we can work with in this new year. https://bit.ly/4j18KD1
Our Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project report found that two-thirds of Americans agree democracy is the best form of government. That gives us hope that we can work with in this new year. https://bit.ly/4j18KD1
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This is what it looks like to lead with values, even when no one is watching.
In this #ResilienceResistance piece, Accountability Lab’s Naseera Noor-Mahomed honors public servants who choose integrity every day.
Cheers to the 2025 Integrity Icon Award winners 🥂 https://bit.ly/4nkokLW
In this #ResilienceResistance piece, Accountability Lab’s Naseera Noor-Mahomed honors public servants who choose integrity every day.
Cheers to the 2025 Integrity Icon Award winners 🥂 https://bit.ly/4nkokLW
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is what it looks like to lead with values, even when no one is watching.
In this #ResilienceResistance piece, Accountability Lab’s Naseera Noor-Mahomed honors public servants who choose integrity every day.
Cheers to the 2025 Integrity Icon Award winners 🥂 https://bit.ly/4nkokLW
In this #ResilienceResistance piece, Accountability Lab’s Naseera Noor-Mahomed honors public servants who choose integrity every day.
Cheers to the 2025 Integrity Icon Award winners 🥂 https://bit.ly/4nkokLW
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In our newest episode of #TheContext, we welcomed Colleen Shogan, who served as the 11th Archivist of the United States. We learn what the National Archives protects and what’s at risk when transparency, nonpartisanship, and public access to records are weakened.
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4pKzwlL
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4pKzwlL
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In our newest episode of #TheContext, we welcomed Colleen Shogan, who served as the 11th Archivist of the United States. We learn what the National Archives protects and what’s at risk when transparency, nonpartisanship, and public access to records are weakened.
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4pKzwlL
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4pKzwlL
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Let’s close out the year with a reminder worth carrying forward from KF Senior Fellow Johnnetta Betsch Cole:
December 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Let’s close out the year with a reminder worth carrying forward from KF Senior Fellow Johnnetta Betsch Cole:
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Democratic backsliding is coordinated. Our response must be too.
2025 CFK Global Fellows Flávia Pellegrino, @gscheiring.bsky.social, and @ivejvoda.bsky.social share the alliances and shared strategies needed to confront rising authoritarianism today.
2025 CFK Global Fellows Flávia Pellegrino, @gscheiring.bsky.social, and @ivejvoda.bsky.social share the alliances and shared strategies needed to confront rising authoritarianism today.
December 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Democratic backsliding is coordinated. Our response must be too.
2025 CFK Global Fellows Flávia Pellegrino, @gscheiring.bsky.social, and @ivejvoda.bsky.social share the alliances and shared strategies needed to confront rising authoritarianism today.
2025 CFK Global Fellows Flávia Pellegrino, @gscheiring.bsky.social, and @ivejvoda.bsky.social share the alliances and shared strategies needed to confront rising authoritarianism today.
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Authoritarians rely on our despair. Hope is a form of resistance.
We asked our 2025 CFK Global Fellows what keeps them hopeful. Here are a few of their favorite things:
We asked our 2025 CFK Global Fellows what keeps them hopeful. Here are a few of their favorite things:
December 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Authoritarians rely on our despair. Hope is a form of resistance.
We asked our 2025 CFK Global Fellows what keeps them hopeful. Here are a few of their favorite things:
We asked our 2025 CFK Global Fellows what keeps them hopeful. Here are a few of their favorite things:
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🎁 Courage is the gift that keeps on giving.
As KF Senior Fellow @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social puts it, “courage is contagious,” and it’s something we build together when we lift up stories of hope alongside hard truths.
As KF Senior Fellow @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social puts it, “courage is contagious,” and it’s something we build together when we lift up stories of hope alongside hard truths.
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🎁 Courage is the gift that keeps on giving.
As KF Senior Fellow @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social puts it, “courage is contagious,” and it’s something we build together when we lift up stories of hope alongside hard truths.
As KF Senior Fellow @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social puts it, “courage is contagious,” and it’s something we build together when we lift up stories of hope alongside hard truths.
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Compromise isn’t a weakness. It’s a gift. 🎁
And most Americans prefer it.
📊 80% say political leaders should compromise to get things done, even when it means accepting parts they don’t like.
And most Americans prefer it.
📊 80% say political leaders should compromise to get things done, even when it means accepting parts they don’t like.
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Compromise isn’t a weakness. It’s a gift. 🎁
And most Americans prefer it.
📊 80% say political leaders should compromise to get things done, even when it means accepting parts they don’t like.
And most Americans prefer it.
📊 80% say political leaders should compromise to get things done, even when it means accepting parts they don’t like.
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Some thoughts from #TheContext host @alexlovit.bsky.social, as we consider the work ahead:
“If there’s one thing I take away from all the guests we’ve had on #TheContext in the last year, it’s to get involved, to connect with others, to do something.
“If there’s one thing I take away from all the guests we’ve had on #TheContext in the last year, it’s to get involved, to connect with others, to do something.
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Some thoughts from #TheContext host @alexlovit.bsky.social, as we consider the work ahead:
“If there’s one thing I take away from all the guests we’ve had on #TheContext in the last year, it’s to get involved, to connect with others, to do something.
“If there’s one thing I take away from all the guests we’ve had on #TheContext in the last year, it’s to get involved, to connect with others, to do something.
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🎄📚 ’Tis the season to read and rest.
In Out of Many, One: Writings on American Universalism, @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social Sharon L. Davies offers a timely essay on rising authoritarian threats and the democratic values that call us to courage and unity.
In Out of Many, One: Writings on American Universalism, @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social Sharon L. Davies offers a timely essay on rising authoritarian threats and the democratic values that call us to courage and unity.
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🎄📚 ’Tis the season to read and rest.
In Out of Many, One: Writings on American Universalism, @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social Sharon L. Davies offers a timely essay on rising authoritarian threats and the democratic values that call us to courage and unity.
In Out of Many, One: Writings on American Universalism, @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social Sharon L. Davies offers a timely essay on rising authoritarian threats and the democratic values that call us to courage and unity.
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Seven poems to cozy up to this season. 📖
In Visual Voices: Storytelling Through Poetry, poets respond to visual artworks shaped by memory, trauma, and resilience, offering language that slows us down and opens space for reflection: https://bit.ly/3FURrEN
In Visual Voices: Storytelling Through Poetry, poets respond to visual artworks shaped by memory, trauma, and resilience, offering language that slows us down and opens space for reflection: https://bit.ly/3FURrEN
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Seven poems to cozy up to this season. 📖
In Visual Voices: Storytelling Through Poetry, poets respond to visual artworks shaped by memory, trauma, and resilience, offering language that slows us down and opens space for reflection: https://bit.ly/3FURrEN
In Visual Voices: Storytelling Through Poetry, poets respond to visual artworks shaped by memory, trauma, and resilience, offering language that slows us down and opens space for reflection: https://bit.ly/3FURrEN
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When this episode of #TheContext with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social first aired, her warning about rising autocratic power felt urgent. Now, the threat has only accelerated.
This conversation helps make sense of how we got here and why engagement matters.
This conversation helps make sense of how we got here and why engagement matters.
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When this episode of #TheContext with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social first aired, her warning about rising autocratic power felt urgent. Now, the threat has only accelerated.
This conversation helps make sense of how we got here and why engagement matters.
This conversation helps make sense of how we got here and why engagement matters.
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Leadership shows up in moments of crisis.
Kettering Senior Advisor for State and Local Government Valerie Lemmie reflects on her early career as a city manager and what navigating the aftermath of a tornado taught her about public service, resilience, and leadership beyond city hall.
Kettering Senior Advisor for State and Local Government Valerie Lemmie reflects on her early career as a city manager and what navigating the aftermath of a tornado taught her about public service, resilience, and leadership beyond city hall.
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Leadership shows up in moments of crisis.
Kettering Senior Advisor for State and Local Government Valerie Lemmie reflects on her early career as a city manager and what navigating the aftermath of a tornado taught her about public service, resilience, and leadership beyond city hall.
Kettering Senior Advisor for State and Local Government Valerie Lemmie reflects on her early career as a city manager and what navigating the aftermath of a tornado taught her about public service, resilience, and leadership beyond city hall.
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When people feel unseen or powerless, authoritarianism grows. 2025 CFK Global Fellows @gscheiring.bsky.social, Koketso Moeti, and Chris Muriithi, explain why addressing fear, inequality, and exclusion is central to defending democracy.
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When people feel unseen or powerless, authoritarianism grows. 2025 CFK Global Fellows @gscheiring.bsky.social, Koketso Moeti, and Chris Muriithi, explain why addressing fear, inequality, and exclusion is central to defending democracy.
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Months ago, what began as warnings are now lived consequences.
Thousands of jobs lost.
Billions of research funds halted.
Countless futures disrupted.
Thousands of jobs lost.
Billions of research funds halted.
Countless futures disrupted.
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Months ago, what began as warnings are now lived consequences.
Thousands of jobs lost.
Billions of research funds halted.
Countless futures disrupted.
Thousands of jobs lost.
Billions of research funds halted.
Countless futures disrupted.
Today, federal judge Cameron Currie delivered a message about the use of criminal prosecution to settle old political scores: not in America.
Today, a federal judge dismissed the criminal indictment against Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow and former FBI Director @jamescomey.bsky.social. We are encouraged that the independent judiciary acted as a needed check.
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Today, federal judge Cameron Currie delivered a message about the use of criminal prosecution to settle old political scores: not in America.
A critically important warning for American democracy from respected jurist and Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow J. Michael Luttig, published by @theatlantic.com magazine.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
President for Life
Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A critically important warning for American democracy from respected jurist and Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow J. Michael Luttig, published by @theatlantic.com magazine.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Kettering Foundation Research Fellow Erica Frantz offers a powerful examination of how strongman leaders are reshaping global democracy in her piece for The New York Times.
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Opinion | A New Era of Strongman Rulers Is Upon Us
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October 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Kettering Foundation Research Fellow Erica Frantz offers a powerful examination of how strongman leaders are reshaping global democracy in her piece for The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
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Sharon L. Davies (@ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social) kicks off today’s #DaytonDemocracySummit with a powerful reminder about why our collective work matters.
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Sharon L. Davies (@ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social) kicks off today’s #DaytonDemocracySummit with a powerful reminder about why our collective work matters.
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BREAKING: A minister was arrested in the US Capitol—while praying.
Yesterday, KF Senior Fellow Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and other faith leaders were arrested during the first #MoralMonday in DC.
Yesterday, KF Senior Fellow Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and other faith leaders were arrested during the first #MoralMonday in DC.
April 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
BREAKING: A minister was arrested in the US Capitol—while praying.
Yesterday, KF Senior Fellow Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and other faith leaders were arrested during the first #MoralMonday in DC.
Yesterday, KF Senior Fellow Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and other faith leaders were arrested during the first #MoralMonday in DC.
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🗳️ What does democracy need from us today?
This Thursday, join @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social for a timely virtual discussion hosted by SIU’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. She'll explore the future of democracy and the vital role of civic engagement.
This Thursday, join @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social for a timely virtual discussion hosted by SIU’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. She'll explore the future of democracy and the vital role of civic engagement.
SIU’s Paul Simon Institute hosts Kettering Foundation CEO to discuss future of democracy
Sharon Davies, president and CEO of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a special virtual conversation at 10...
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April 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🗳️ What does democracy need from us today?
This Thursday, join @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social for a timely virtual discussion hosted by SIU’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. She'll explore the future of democracy and the vital role of civic engagement.
This Thursday, join @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social for a timely virtual discussion hosted by SIU’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. She'll explore the future of democracy and the vital role of civic engagement.