Advocacy
How Progressive Nonprofits Can Navigate Conservative GOP Washington
Ten practical strategies to open doors on Capitol Hill.
Tag: Democracy
Arts & Culture
Civic Engagement: Why Cultural Institutions Must Lead the Way
Arts and culture organizations have the power to drive the cultural movement America needs to deliver democracy.
Philanthropy & Funding
The Civic Media Crisis and What Philanthropy Can Do
Protecting the independent media and the public sphere presents an epic challenge, but there is great opportunity for philanthropy to step up and help.
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Understanding China’s Third Sector
A historical look at China’s third sector, from the country’s first imperial dynasty some 2,000 years ago to the present.
Education
Civics for the Internet Age
A new, bipartisan curriculum aims to help US students make sense of a highly polarized country.
Energy
Renewable Energy Won’t Change the World
Changing the composition of the world’s energy supply is important, but it’s only half the battle against climate change.
Advocacy
Persuasion in a “Post-Truth” World
To make progress on ideologically or politically sticky issues, social sector organizations must reshape their messaging to do more than cite facts; they must use smart storytelling and craft solutions that don’t require those they want to reach to sacrifice their values.
Cities
Unlocking the Potential of Tactical Urbanism
Many small-scale (but scalable) creative efforts to foster tangible urban change, inspired by the burgeoning “tactical urbanism” movement, have met with success—and yet the movement itself faces limitations. How might this approach continue to evolve so as to effect inclusive, sustainable, and meaningful social and political change at the local level?
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Philanthropy & Funding
Contributory or Disruptive: Do New Forms of Philanthropy Erode Democracy?
Modified from an excerpt of Philanthropy in Democratic Societies: History, Institutions, Values, edited by Rob Reich, Chiara Cordelli, and Lucy Bernholz.