Advocacy
Four Strategies for Large Systems Change
To create systems of societal change, we need to become clearer about the archetypes of societal change strategies, their strengths and weaknesses, and their interactions.
Tag: Activism
Innovations in the way that organizations use civil disobedience, protests, and other forms of activism to advance social progress
Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise Is Not Social Change
Solving systemic social problems takes people, politics, and power—not more social entrepreneurship.
Civic Engagement
Year of the Woman
From the Women’s March to #MeToo, women have risen up to change politics and society.
Measurement & Evaluation
To Base US Policy on Evidence, We Need to be Able to Say the Word
The Trump administration wants to ban terms like “evidence-based” from government reporting. But if policymakers can’t make budget and policy decisions based on evidence, what, exactly, is supposed to guide them?
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Profile: Hollaback Cofounder Emily May
Emily May created the online platform Hollaback, where women subjected to sexual harassment can share their stories.
Leadership
How Field Catalysts Galvanize Social Change
Surmounting daunting social challenges such as ending malaria or achieving marriage equality can require the help of an intermediary organization—a field catalyst—that amplifies the efforts of others. Open access to this article is made possible by The Bridgespan Group.
Civic Engagement
Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?
A framework for understanding the roles you can play in a movement for social change.
Philanthropy & Funding
The Motivations Behind Giving
Charitable appeals that address a wealthy person’s agency are more effective.
Advocacy
How Political Donors Band Together
The ultrarich are teaming up to make politics more partisan.
Government
Bridging Governments’ Borders
Connected policy is essential to solve society’s hardest challenges; here’s how to make it happen.