@jbubman

Executive Director @urbanruralact. Bringing together Americans across divides to address our country's most urgent challenges. Former @mercycorps peacebuilding.

 Los Angeles, CA
uraction.org
Joined April 2009
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Can't wait!
Urban Rural Action@urbanruralactJan 15
Our Arizona Uniters have demonstrated the power of local action on homelessness since Sept. Their collaboration across differences is 🔥. And so is Phoenix 🙂That's why we'll be lunching in a courtyard in Feb to celebrate the Uniters' achievements😁
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Our Uniters illuminate the way out of division, dysfunction, and violence for all of us. Will you please support them as we celebrate #GivingTuesday? We're Uniting for Action in communities across America! uraction.org/donate
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Proud to see our Uniting for Action work featured in @Philanthropy! "In Wisconsin, they are promoting mental-health resources... 'Everyone has had that drive to just want to be better themselves and to be a better community,' says Maryann Zimmerman." philanthropy.com/commons/loc…

Communities Fix What’s Broken as Washington Brawls

National funders back efforts to repair sewage, schools, civic health, and more. Is that a better investment than trying to stop polarization in politics?

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Join us!
Urban Rural Action@urbanruralact22 May 2025
We really need your support right now as the funding landscape for our work reducing division and uniting America has shifted. We can't let our important fights over the future engulf the promise of our exceptional nation or the goodness of our fellow Americans.
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Enjoy a unique opportunity to explore different religious experiences among neighbors, learn practical conversation skills, and strengthen your shared community! Attend a special UR Action event in Oak Creek, WI on Saturday, May 3rd. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… #ListenFirst
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Test your knowledge and have fun while supporting Urban Rural Action’s uniquely hopeful and high impact work in communities across America! #ListenFirst Get your tickets here! eventbrite.com/o/urban-rural…
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We're inspired by our Wisconsin Uniters' condemnation of political violence and their calls for action to make southeast WI safer during a tense election season. Add your name to their powerful statement: uraction.org/wi-uniters-publ… @_WISACT @UWtheCommNS @WisconsinAllin
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The showcase will celebrate Americans who are navigating generational, political, racial, and other differences to effect meaningful change in their own communities. Register ASAP for the free, in-person event on Oct 14 in KCMO at eventbrite.com/e/the-2023-br… Alternatively... – at Wichita, KS

The 2023 Bridge-Building Innovation Showcase

Join a community of national non-profit organizations as we celebrate Americans problem-solving across differences!!

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We're hiring in four Wisconsin counties: #Kenosha, #Milwaukee, #Walworth, and #Waukesha. We'd love your help referring candidates and/or sharing this exciting County Coordinator opportunity with your networks: democracyjobs.org/companies/… Thank you!!!
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Replying to @RachelKleinfeld
@RachelKleinfeld & I were making the same points in the “peace vs. justice” debate between foundations seeking to protect U.S. democracy, advance social justice, and/or build bridges between polarized Americans. So we co-authored this in @Philanthropy philanthropy.com/article/no-…

No One Is Right in the Debate for and Against Philanthropic Pluralism

Both sides in the heated discussion over philanthropic bridge-building make worthwhile arguments but miss a critical point: Collaborative dialogue and action turn adversaries into allies and have...

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Excited for this Media Literacy Workshop led by @NewsLitProject and hosted by @CONTACTHelpline in Franklin County, PA on June 8! Join us at @FCVB to learn about stopping the spread of misinformation. Free food & drinks😋 Register: forms.gle/4M4uW3ASACPqVLra7
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We're uniting to prevent physical violence against people because of their group identity... And we know how to have fun!
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Sharing because @urbanruralact is a great partner and there are a LOT of #MDuniters on my Twitter. Check this out!
Technical.ly DC@TechnicallyDC11 Jan 2023
With @ChesMRC, @ledcmetro and @PBRCMD, @urbanruralact just launched the Uniting for Entrepreneurship in Maryland. The nine-month program seeks 21 founders to develop projects centered on the state's immigrants bit.ly/3GWdf0d
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Karma and Noah are just two of hundreds of change-makers problem-solving across their differences in UR Action programs. On this #GivingTuesday, help us build a more peaceful, just, and democratic U.S by making a tax-deductible donation: uraction.org/donate
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When the #midterms are over, we'll still have a hate-fueled violence problem in our country. Let's do something about that in south-central PA! uraction.org/uptv Apply by Dec 16 to become a Pennsylvania Uniter! @CONTACTHelpline @NewsLitProject
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We're forming a select cohort of #Oregon #Uniters to work across divides on #economic issues! 🚨Apply by 10/14/22 at uraction.org/oregon @FinBegOR
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BREAKING: UR Action is thrilled to announce a @DHSgov grant to support our Uniting to Prevent Targeted Violence program in south-central PA! uraction.org/pressnews.html#… Super excited to kick off this critical effort! @SCCAP_Inc @CONTACTHelpline @NewsLitProject
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We were privileged to lead a dialogue skills workshop at the @verainstitute "In Our Backyards" national convening in #Chattanooga TN. We're inspired by local efforts to reverse mass incarceration in smaller cities and #rural communities!
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Important implications for #BridgeBuilding organizations -- we need to better foster relationships across socioeconomic divides. Doing so can reduce #poverty and promote economic opportunity #ListenFirst
The New York Times
@nytimes1 Aug 2022
An expansive new study based on 21 billion Facebook connections — about 84% of U.S. adults aged 25 to 44 — has uncovered a key to reducing poverty: more friendships between the rich and poor. nyti.ms/3zPW5hC
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Excited to moderate "Building Peace for Democracy. Strengthening Democracy for Peace" @AfPeacebuilding PeaceCon@10 panel on 1/28! Grateful to be Uniting for #Democracy with @urbanruralact + @LeadForAmerica_ #bridgebuilding #RiseToBuildPeace #service
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