Scrutinizing ONE’s “Secret Sauce” for Global Social Change
How a global NGO has fought extreme poverty using a formula that mixes pragmatic incrementalism and practical idealism with pop culture.
Advocacy - Articles
Innovative ways to influence public policy (more)
Philanthropy in a Time of Polarization
The polarization of US politics is imposing new limits on how foundations can influence the policy process.
Podcast
The Science Behind Compassion
Dr. James Doty highlights our "compassion deficit" and the need to recognize the societal and individual benefits of altruism.
Reflection Through Narrative
How international organizations gain insight, innovation, and internal alignment through story.
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We Need More Scale, Not More Innovation
The president and CEO of The California Endowment discusses the importance of engaging in advocacy and community organizing.
Law Without Lawyers
Timap for Justice trains ordinary citizens to provide legal assistance in a country—Sierra Leone—where legal professionals are scarce.
Lean In—Together
Gender pay equity is higher in countries where women's involvement in advocacy and organizing efforts is more robust.
Advocacy Isn’t “Soft”
Evaluating efforts to promote shifts in policy requires methods that are at once rigorous and flexible.
People, Planet, Profit ... Religion?
How legal challenges to the contraceptive mandate implicate social enterprise.
Performing Effective Advocacy
An education organization in Pittsburgh transitions from watchdog to community engagement as its mission evolves.