Business
Brands as Targets
Companies with a high profile are more likely to become the focus of anti-sweatshop protests.
Tag: Activism
Innovations in the way that organizations use civil disobedience, protests, and other forms of activism to advance social progress
Leadership
The Inner Journey of the Changemaker
How we manage ourselves and empathize with others are as important as professional management skills in creating social impact.
Impact Investing
Fossil Fuels: Turning Off the Tap
Divestment is the necessary first step to building the new economy.
Collaboration
Making Nonprofit-Corporate Alliances Work
The benefits and pitfalls of partnerships between nonprofits and business—and how to do it right.
Podcast
Civic Engagement
Lessons Learned From Walking to the North and South Poles
Robert Swan, an inspirational speaker who founded 2041 and the first man to walk to both global poles, addresses his audience about the relationship between passion and reaching goals.
Foundations
Four Ways to Spread Ideas
Insights from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on what makes influence effective.
sponsored
Roundtable on Community Engagement and Collective Impact
The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions gathered scholars and practitioners for a conversation about engaging the community in a collective impact initiative.
Civil Society
From Petitions to Decisions
After Change.org placed petitions at the center of its platform, the size of its membership soared. But operating a high-volume petition site isn’t enough for its leaders. Includes magazine extras.
Human Rights
Equal Effort
Behind the recent advance of gay marriage rights lies a decade of careful planning and diligent collaboration. Includes magazine extras.