How Anonymous Self-Organized
The hacktivist collective built a framework to encourage and guide participation without direct oversight.
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Tech for the Public Good
In Power to the Public, Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank make the case for renovating government and policymaking with 21st-century digital technology.
Collaborating to Solve Homelessness
Partnerships between nonprofit service providers and government agencies to address homelessness are more effective when the former play a leading role.
The Mother of Invention
Nonprofits, governments, and businesses around the world have changed how they operate to overcome the impact of COVID-19. The social sector should continue to build on that creativity in the wake of the pandemic.
Reconciling ‘Reeducation’
Residential schools were part of a nationwide assimilationist program for First Nations children in Canada. Today, communities are coming to terms with that past.
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Beyond Numbers
An excerpt from Prisms of the People on how collective action generates real, durable power.
How to Deliver Cash Transfer Programs More Effectively to Hard-to-Reach Populations
Cash transfer programs often struggle to reach those most in need. An investigation of four programs across Brazil, Ethiopia, Jordan, and Palestine revealed five features that lead to success.
How to Overhaul Grantmaking in India
Building better relationships between funders and nonprofits, and investing in capacity, will mean more resilient organizations and more impact.
Will Relief Funding Help Those Who Need It Most?
As state and local governments in the United States start spending the largest infusion of direct federal funding in history, they should make sure they aren’t investing in systems that increase inequity.
Principles for Effective and Empowering International Philanthropy
Too many forms of global giving can actually undermine local accountability and perpetuate the dominant position of Northern NGOs. The PAL Network illustrates what a globally oriented (and even locally oriented) philanthropy can look like.