Advocacy
Beyond Command-and-Control Campaigns
Many see distributed, directed-network campaigning as the unique domain of small advocacy groups, but the approach has generated impressive results for established organizations as well.
Tag: Grassroots Activism
Design Thinking
Two Paths to Supporting Grassroots Innovation
An innovation experiment in Indonesia yields insights on how international development organizations can effectively foster innovation within the communities they aim to help.
Health
Stop Talking About Health Care, Start Talking About People
If we want Americans to be healthy, we must change the conversation.
Civic Engagement
Can We Sustain It?
How to transform the fervor of political resistance into a new era of civic engagement.
Philanthropy & Funding
Cultivating Legitimacy in Philanthropy
It’s worth remembering that communities have the power to take away philanthropy’s social license to operate.
Environment
Water is Life
Native American activists in North Dakota build broad support to protect sacred lands from environmental degradation.
Civic Engagement
Lessons from East Africa on Effective Community Organizing
How a revitalized sense of civic duty can go beyond resistance and make real progress.
Human Rights
Protecting the Heart of Environmental Civil Society
Three strategies for ensuring the safety and security of people defending their environment and human rights around the world.
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.
IMPACT INDIA
From the Ground Up
Top-down development doesn't work. What's needed is a "pull model" created by locals, funders, and government agencies working together as equals.