Philanthropy & Funding
The Motivations Behind Giving
Charitable appeals that address a wealthy person’s agency are more effective.
Tag: Activism
Innovations in the way that organizations use civil disobedience, protests, and other forms of activism to advance social progress
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.
Advocacy
Beyond Command-and-Control Campaigns
Many see distributed, directed-network campaigning as the unique domain of small advocacy groups, but the approach has generated impressive results for established organizations as well.
Impact Investing
Widening Our View of ESG Investing
Two strategies that can create greater environmental, social, and governance change than divestment while improving investment returns.
Health
Stop Talking About Health Care, Start Talking About People
If we want Americans to be healthy, we must change the conversation.
Civic Engagement
Can We Sustain It?
How to transform the fervor of political resistance into a new era of civic engagement.
Environment
Water is Life
Native American activists in North Dakota build broad support to protect sacred lands from environmental degradation.
Civic Engagement
Lessons from East Africa on Effective Community Organizing
How a revitalized sense of civic duty can go beyond resistance and make real progress.