Beyond the culture of angry citizen protests, civil society in the 21st century is becoming a driving force for social progress, increasingly recognized and discovered by the state and the economy as a significant resource for shaping and an innovative field of action. No longer limited to charitable engagement, its actors are forming networks and cooperation structures that indicate a new division of labor in keeping pace with the millennium challenges of globalization and digitalization, in order to develop social innovations and solidarity relationships. What common contributions should and must different actors make - starting from the personal responsibility of citizens, through politics, the economy and its companies, to religious communities and non-profit actors?.