Nonprofits & NGOs
Should We Put Out a Statement?
Thinking strategically about how nonprofits should respond to potentially polarizing world events.
Tag: Politics
Excerpt
Civic Engagement
Ordinary Universalism
An excerpt from Seeing Others on creating common ground in American politics
Civic Engagement
The Emerging Field of Political Innovation
Civil society has attended to social problems for decades while intentionally refraining from overt engagement with politics. But a new field of practice seeks to reinvigorate democracy by emancipating social innovation from this stricture.
Health
Funding Equitable Abortion Access in Battleground States
To secure abortion rights, philanthropy must invest in the agency and power of impacted communities.
Philanthropy & Funding
Philanthropy to Protect US Democracy
In this moment of crisis, donors must use all the tools available to protect American democracy. Tax-deductible philanthropy alone is insufficient.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Nonprofit Mergers and Acquisitions: Not Just an Escape Plan
With careful planning and resource allocation, and a clear understanding of what it means to combine different organizational cultures and visions, mergers and acquisitions can be more than an escape plan, and instead help nonprofits preserve their mission and expand their impact.
Education
Integrating School and Out-of-School Time Toward Equity
To advance equitable social-emotional learning, schools would benefit from increased collaboration with out-of-school program providers.
Excerpt
Civic Engagement
Beyond Numbers
An excerpt from Prisms of the People on how collective action generates real, durable power.
Advocacy
The Black Mandate
In 2018, Alicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to center the political needs and demands of Black people.
Review
Civic Engagement
Make America ‘We’ Again
The famed author of Bowling Alone returns with a sweeping social history that searches for optimism in a deeply divided America.