Why Organizers Need Mobilizers and Mobilizers Need Organizers
In an “ecosystem” approach, different theories of change reinforce and strengthen each other.
Civic Engagement - Articles
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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts
Is it possible for modern capital fundraising to be grounded in socially just principles?
Building Community Governance for AI
How cooperatives and collectives can build the AI sector toward justice, equity, and shared prosperity
Cross-Sector Initiatives Should Start Small
Startup collaboratives often encounter challenges when converting their motivation to do good into action. We have created a minimum viable benefit process for agenda-setting that can help them start up and stay on track. | Open access to this article is made possible by the Center for Integrative Leadership, University of Minnesota.
The Citizen-Led Fight Against Hidden Epidemics
The scientific and medical communities were divided on the treatment for Lyme disease for decades. Neglected and suffering, Lyme patients learned how to advocate for themselves. Their cause led to the creation of the national vector-borne disease strategy, with lessons about how to address complex chronic conditions more broadly.
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Transformational Advocacy and the Disobedient Self
An excerpt from Reclaiming Our Democracy on how grassroots advocates are made
How Organizations Build Trust
Civil society institutions have an important role to play in reversing our collective trust deficit.
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A World of Purpose
An excerpt from Venture Meets Mission on the call to government service among young people
In a War on ‘Woke Capitalism,’ What’s a Good Company to Do?
What strategic organizations can learn from Disney and Bud Light.
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How Organizing Professionalizes
An excerpt from Occupation: Organizer on the birth of the community organizing model