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Innovations in the way that organizations use civil disobedience, protests, and other forms of activism to advance social progress

City Hall 2.0

By Suzie Boss

Code for America enlists young tech talents in a year of service at city halls across the country.

Reflections on Jumo & Need for Co-Creation

By Amy Sample Ward 3

If I have an idea to change the world, I should be just as welcome and have equal access to the spaces where I can share the idea and find others to help me make it come to life.

Podcast

If You Need Something, Just Ask

Featuring Francis Flynn

Practical solutions to problems such as how to ask people for help, how to motivate people to ask for help, and what to do after people have refused to help.

Jennifer Lynn Aaker on social responsibility in daily life

Podcast

Firm Stereotypes Matter

Featuring Jennifer Aaker

Marketing professor Jennifer Aaker shows how stereotypes can be reframed to influence consumer behavior for nonprofits.

Philanthropy

Citizens United and New Rules for Nonprofits

By Lucy Bernholz

The most important issue for the social sector in the United States in 2011 will be the effects of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Podcast

Can Defaults Save Lives

Featuring Eric Johnson

How can defaults help you save money, save the environment, and save lives?

Drowning Out Hate

By Suzie Boss 4

The website Not In Our Town is combating prejudice by broadcasting anti-hate stories and campaigns.

What Civil Society Needs

By Bruce Sievers

Without a healthy civil society it becomes difficult if not impossible to solve other, more readily apparent problems.

Podcast

Schools Hit the Big Screen: Influencing the Public Mindset

Three films, Waiting for “Superman”, The Lottery, and Teached, all of which provide a candid and critical look at U.S. public education, hit the big screen this year. Positioned to generate conversation and action about education reform, these documentaries take you into the lives of children and families who are struggling in a system that is failing them. 2010 Sundance Audience Award winner Waiting for “Superman” has garnered attention through its support from Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and Mark Zuckerberg, among others. This panel of filmmakers speaks on their experiences telling these powerful stories and offers ways for the audience to be part of the solution in their own communities and via media platforms. They spoke at the 2010 NewSchools Summit, an event convened by the NewSchools Venture Fund.