The First Social Movement Plan Competition
Different from typical business plan competitions, the new Social-M Challenge is engaging people of diverse backgrounds to solve serious problems and gain experience in the world of campaigning.
Civil Society - Articles
Social innovations that enrich society and enhance democratic participation (more)
Privacy (Still) Matters
Is privacy an "old people's issue" or increasingly more about civil liberties in the 21st century?
Second Chances and a Third Bottom Line
Recycla Chile, Latin America’s first e-waste recycling company, reclaims value from discarded electronics and marginalized people.
Review
Women Hold Both Sky and Solutions
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof
Review
An Environmental Provocateur
Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto by Stewart Brand
Research: Strong Women, Strong Sector
The more empowered a country's women, the more vibrant its nonprofit sector.
What’s Next: Keeping an Eye on Parks
ParkScan, an interactive Web tool, enages residents as park monitors.
What’s Next: Out-Greening Your Neighbor
Nobody wants to be the biggest energy hog on the block.
Shades of Green
Social networking tools reveal that there is an intricate web of relationships between business and environmentalists, which if developed could benefit the environmental movement.
Podcast
Dan Burden - Environmental Sustainability in Walking Cities
Dan Burden has studied and defined what makes for a pedestrian-friendly community. Even more important, he knows why such places are so valuable for everyone—walkers and drivers alike. In this audio lecture, Burden discusses why walkability is crucial to the sustainability of communities, and what they can do to encourage it.