Innovative ways to influence public policy (more)
Blackwell, president and CEO of PolicyLink, talks with SSIR senior editor Michael Slind about the role of public policy in addressing inequality and creating a more prosperous society.
Insights from nonprofits that have effectively adapted their work over time can help other organizations think creatively and develop a strong strategic plan.
Now, more than ever, grantmakers are asking questions and working to learn with and from their grantees, but the lessons matter only if they inform future action.
Taking chances, setting high standards, making long-term commitments to improvements, and defining and then measuring success can put nonprofits, NGOs, and foundations in a better position to draw in supporters of all kinds.
The Atlantic Philanthropies and its network of partners are using advocacy and communications to end capital punishment in the United States once and for all.
New types of civil society organizations are powerfully and successfully using technology to campaign online and offline for social, economic, and environmental change.
How a commitment to effective messaging research helped reframe the debate around freedom to marry and win greater support.
New sources of power and grassroots energy are driving certain campaigns to scale with surprising speed and force.
How a powerful communications strategy helped the Surfrider Foundation and a coalition of other organizations mobilize a local grassroots effort and save a rare natural resource.
In Senegal, where many believe contraception is inconsistent with Islamic values, religious leaders can play an important role in improving reproductive health statistics.
