Civic Engagement
Bridging the Divide Between Idealism and Pragmatism
Funders and advocates must come together to build movements that can run successful and successive campaigns that result in good policy and grassroots power.
Tag: Grassroots Activism
Advocacy
When Philanthropy Meets Advocacy
Increasing numbers of Americans want charitable organizations to step into the public policy arena and lead the causes they care about. Open access to this article is made possible by Civitas Public Affairs Group.
Review
Civic Engagement
Road Map to a New World
In New Power, Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms argue that power and influence are being driven by a new participatory and peer-driven paradigm.
Review
Advocacy
Winning Hearts and Minds
The road to social change begins with personal connection and human emotion, Leslie Crutchfield writes in How Change Happens.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Taking Kids Off the Streets in Nigeria
Street Priests ministers to the homeless children of Calabar, Nigeria, to help them find a better path.
Civic Engagement
Year of the Woman
From the Women’s March to #MeToo, women have risen up to change politics and society.
Cities
Saving the Neighborhood
In the face of Berlin’s rising rents and gentrification, tenants are asserting their rights through Kotti & Co.
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Supporting Women’s Rights in Troubled Times
How women’s movements are holding ground and breaking ground.
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Profile: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf
Libby Schaaf’s career—first as an attorney, then running a nonprofit, and now as mayor of Oakland—is the journey of a cross-sector leader.
Government
Bridging Governments’ Borders
Connected policy is essential to solve society’s hardest challenges; here’s how to make it happen.