Advocacy
Saving Black Youth
A community rallies to save its children from gun violence through coordination, cooperation, and a shared goal.
Tag: Gun Violence
Philanthropy & Funding
Wielding Philanthropic Power with Accountability
By speaking up about money and acknowledging the many choices they have, funders can more effectively channel their full spectrum of resources to achieve change.
Advocacy
Reframing the Gun Debate
To enact policies that reduce gun violence in the United States, advocates are flipping the script to make the conversation about saving lives rather than taking away Americans’ guns.
Advocacy
Framing for Social Change
How we frame social issues profoundly influences our understanding of them, and how we think and talk about solutions.
Advocacy
A Crack Opens in the False Narrative on Gun Violence
The youth movement against gun violence in America opens doors to a more constructive narrative that advances both gun violence prevention and the promotion of mental health.
Human Rights
Changing the False Narrative That Conflates Gun Violence and Mental Illness
Gilroy. El Paso. Dayton. Another spate of shootings in the United States spurs more conversations about the causes and contexts of gun-fueled murders. President Trump points to mental illness, an argument that many people have challenged, including SSIR author Kevin T. Kirkpatrick in this May 2017 article.
Civic Engagement
The Algorithms of Fear
Many media companies are using algorithms this US election year that are having the effect of accentuating people’s differences and stoking their fears. Is it time for social innovators to build new tools that help promote a more tempered, consensus-based discourse?
Measurement & Evaluation
Three Things Great Data Storytellers Do Differently
The true power of data comes from conveying the “so what” behind the numbers, inspiring people to probe new questions, and using it for rigorous statistical inquiry.
Government
Using Data to Change Gun Policy
The Joyce Foundation is finding success with gun violence prevention through policy efforts, using research that sheds light on causes and trends.
Technology & Design
Silicon Valley Takes on Gun Violence
A group of Silicon Valley investors is challenging entrepreneurs to create high-tech solutions to reducing gun violence.