Tag: Activism
Innovations in the way that organizations use civil disobedience, protests, and other forms of activism to advance social progress
Fundraising
Friendraising Versus Slacktivism
Unmotivated donors didn’t materialize out of the ether when social media started taking over the world.
Civil Society
Yearning to Breathe Free: No Immigration Reform Hurts Opportunity for All
The anti-immigrant trend line is deeply damaging to social innovation, social justice, and civil society.
Podcast
Social Innovations
Creating Infectious Action
Jennifer Lynn Aaker discusses a repeatable method that we can follow to get people to take action, but perhaps even more important, to influence people to get others to take action as well.
Podcast
Nonprofits
The Role of the Voluntary Sector in the Era of Health Reform
Dr. David Shern, CEO of Mental Health America, and Father Larry Snyder, President of Catholic Charities USA, discuss the potential of nonprofits as catalysts for innovation in health care reform.
Podcast
Social Innovations
Connecting Nonprofits
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark tells us about how he started CraigConnects, chose areas to support, and selected nonprofits to focus on.
Technology & Design
Personal Democracy Forum Gets Religious
The Personal Democracy Forum revealed that 2011 is a watershed moment for work at the intersection of politics, government, and technology.
Nonprofit Management
Making the News
The media introduce social movements to the masses, but how do social movements make it into the media?
Nonprofits
The Elusive Craft of Evaluating Advocacy
There are unconventional methods one can use to evaluate advocacy organizations and make strategic investments in that arena.
Foundations
Community Foundation Speaks Out Against Government Funding Cuts to Nonprofits
One foundation leader is demonstrating what a community foundation can do to defend nonprofits in their area from state budget cuts.