Technology
Recap of 2021 Data on Purpose Conference
A recap of this year's Data on Purpose conference on digital solutions to problems of democracy and civil society.
Tag: Activism
Innovations in the way that organizations use civil disobedience, protests, and other forms of activism to advance social progress
Health
The Psychedelic Revolution in Mental Health
Rick Doblin launched the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies in 1986 to research and advocate for the use of LSD, magic mushrooms, and Ecstasy to treat mental illness. After more than three decades of labor, he has found his moment.
Collaboration
Civic Mobilization Infrastructure in an Age of Existential Threats
Brazilian civil society worked together to win basic income for the poor. Its success illustrates how organizations must interlock to secure rights and push for social change.
Civic Engagement
What Kinds of Protests Work?
Protest actions seen as extreme and highly disruptive diminish popular support.
Business
Boycotts and Corporate Boards
Social movement boycotts increase board turnover, especially when board members are sympathetic to the cause at issue.
Philanthropy & Funding
Household Generosity During the Pandemic
Social and behavioral sciences can help us understand why COVID-19 is making giving practices more localized and expansive.
Excerpt
Civic Engagement
Productive Rage
A new book explores politically effective ways each of us can channel outrage and similar emotions as forms of practical activism.
Philanthropy & Funding
Philanthropy Must Not Support Hate
Commercial national charities and community foundations should refuse requests by donor-advisors to give to hate groups.
Civic Engagement
Protests, Violence, and Political Change
The Black protests of the US civil rights era influenced the national political agenda via the media coverage they received.
Education
Open-Source Learning for 2020 and Beyond
How Middlebury’s culture of collaborative, student-centric innovation lead to Energy2028, the phaseout of fossil fuel investments in the college endowment. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.