RSA US

The RSA, Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, has been developing and leading social change initiatives for over 270 years with annual income of £13.2 million. We currently have 31,000 Fellows around the world committed to social change with 1250 Fellows across the United States. Our Fellows bring in 50% of our income through micro-donations, supporting a resilient and decentralized approach to social change. 

RSA US, an independent affiliate 501c3 organization of the RSA, has previously worked to accelerate solutions to inclusive growth, economic security and lifelong learning across U.S. cities. The RSA brings a unique convening power, weaving together grassroots and grass-tops stakeholders and creating a leadership mandate that unites public health, economic, cultural, and civic understandings of our crisis of disconnection. In the U.S., we are working as a field builder for social connection, supporting vital interventions, fostering organizational collaboration and allied action, enabling socially connected cities, and elevating thought leadership, research, and policy and practice change. 

In partnership with the Chamber of Connection we are looking to create a world where Chambers of Connection exist in every city across the United States, providing a vital civic infrastructure for creating social connection policies, interventions and enabling a social fabric that bridges divides.