Plus a Change
Three basic problems with philanthropy's attempts to address the issue of persistent poverty in this country.
Advocacy - Articles
Innovative ways to influence public policy (more)
Postcards from the Nonprofit Congress
Creating a policy platform for the nonprofit sector.
Poor People or Poverty: Charity or Government
Nonprofits must find new ways to improve and defend government programs while popularizing a sense of public responsibility.
Podcast
California’s Stem Cell Initiative - A Bridging the Gap Panel
In the 2004 general election, California voters approved Proposition 71 by a vote of 59 percent. The initiative established a $3 billion bond measure to create the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and fund stem cell research in the state of California. In this panel discussion, Prop 71 key players address the entrepreneurial challenges they have faced while pushing for a controversial, dramatic policy change.
War of Ideas
Why mainstream and liberal foundations and the think tanks they support are losing in the war of ideas in American politics.
A Lesson for the Left
Study finds right-wing philanthropy gets more results.
No Strings Attached
Nonprofits not muzzled by government money.
Scaling the Walls
How a nonprofit spurred the Indian government to help seniors.
Is Foundation Grantmaking Biased?
Social movement and grassroots organizations left in the cold.
Reel Impact
Over the past decade, nonprofit organizations have increasingly made independent documentary film and video projects a central component of their campaigns for social and political change.