Philanthropy & Funding
How Movement-Accountable Intermediaries Can Change Philanthropy
Leaders of several intermediary organizations share how they envision their role within—and how they ultimately hope to upend—the philanthropic landscape.
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Human Rights
A Multiracial Democracy in the United States Requires Racial Repair
Comprehensive reparations are fundamental to realizing our highest democratic ideals.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Should We Put Out a Statement?
Thinking strategically about how nonprofits should respond to potentially polarizing world events.
Technology
The Challenge of Science Communication in the Age of AI
There are exciting possibilities, but we are also facing a deafening cacophony of scientific communication, and much of it will not be positive.
Civic Engagement
Why Organizers Need Mobilizers and Mobilizers Need Organizers
In an “ecosystem” approach, different theories of change reinforce and strengthen each other.
Health
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.
Technology
Could AI Speak on Behalf of Future Humans?
AI systems can give voice to previously unheard stakeholders and make collective decision-making processes more inclusive—but only if they are designed thoughtfully and deployed responsibly.
Philanthropy & Funding
Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?
Understanding the historical roots of many foundation endowments is a critical step in considering the question of philanthropic reparations.
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Advocacy
Transformational Advocacy and the Disobedient Self
An excerpt from Reclaiming Our Democracy on how grassroots advocates are made
Nonprofits & NGOs
Learning From an Intergenerational Blowup Over Social Justice
Like so many organizations, our environmental nonprofit was rocked by internal conflict. What happened and what did we learn?