Law Without Lawyers
Timap for Justice trains ordinary citizens to provide legal assistance in a country—Sierra Leone—where legal professionals are scarce.
Human Rights - Articles
Innovative policies and programs that advance the rights of people and communities (more)
Visualizing Citizenship
Supplements to the article “Citizen Chronicles.”
Citizen Chronicles
A program in Alberta, Canada, showcases the way that people with disabilities contribute actively to their communities. Includes magazine extras.
Resurrecting Traditional Practices
There has been a renewed interest in traditional Indian spiritual practices by Native and other Americans alike.
Lean In—Together
Gender pay equity is higher in countries where women's involvement in advocacy and organizing efforts is more robust.
Review
Safety as a Civil Right
Lawless violence in the developing world is a plague that undermines efforts to end extreme poverty.
Partnering for Peace Through Education
How a family foundation identified the nonprofit V-Day as a partner to create a new kind of scholarship program.
Podcast
Social Entrepreneurship and Cocoa Farmers
TCHO company executive John Kehoe talks about the firm's goals in producing high-end products and helping farmers in developing countries.
Leadership in an Age of Activism
Effective leaders encourage dissent and activism, combining listening skills with the ability to define and live up to a convincing moral and political vision.
Immigrating to a New Land
Every year nonprofits and government agencies partner to help resettle the more than one million new immigrants to the United States.