Our mission is to understand the forces driving us apart, to find common ground and help to bring Americans together to tackle our shared challenges.
Our Vision
Our vision is for a future in which Americans all share a strong sense of belonging, where we believe that what we have in common is stronger than what divides us, and where we come together and can again make progress on the challenges confronting our nation.
Both in our internal team culture and in working with others, we aspire to be collaborative, curious, humble and generous.
Our Story
Putting people at the center
More in Common was established with the mission of tackling the ‘us-versus-them’ divisions that pose a generational threat to the United States. We have published over 30 reports since launching in the US in 2018 with a foundational study that helped shape the emerging field of efforts to tackle polarization in America. Hidden Tribes: A Study of America’s Polarized Landscape showed that rather than being evenly divided, most Americans belonged to an ‘Exhausted Majority’. America’s Exhausted Majority is tired of tribalism, fed up with the country’s polarization, and more flexible and less ideological than the strident voices who dominate public debates.
We work with leaders across the ideological spectrum to strengthen American democracy, solve problems, and better navigate the dynamics of a polarized society. The common thread through our ever-increasing range of projects and partnership is a simple truth: what we as Americans have in common is greater than our differences. Through both our research insights and projects on the ground, we’re building evidence-based solutions to bring this truth to life.
Our Culture
We value curiosity, and we are always learning.
We are non-partisan but not neutral.
We believe we have a far better chance of success if our team and the partners we work with reflect a broad range of backgrounds, beliefs, political persuasions and life experiences.
We are bound to one another by a common mission and culture, but we value difference and respectful disagreement.
We trust each other.
We always place our mission before our ego and we are generous towards colleagues and other organizations.
We dwell on the edge but not on the margins. We are comfortable being non-conformist.
We feel called to this work by a sense of both urgency and hope.
Our spirit is original, rigorous, relentless and creative.
We share a belief in the power of a good laugh.
Funding
An independent, non-partisan non-profit
More in Common is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. We receive funding from foundations, organizations and individuals who share a commitment to building communities and societies that are more resilient to the forces of social fracturing and polarization. Philanthropies that support More in Common’s work fund projects across a wide range of issue areas.
More in Common is part of a global initiative with teams in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Poland all focused on addressing the underlying drivers of fracturing and polarization to build more united and resilient societies.
