Human Rights
Building Tenant Power
An excerpt from Abolish Rent on the struggle to make housing a human right
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Economic Development
A New Blueprint for Financing Community Development
The traditional model of community development finance is limited by market conservatism and a focus on scale, rather than local control. We need a new paradigm that prioritizes impact over scale, emphasizes flexible and creative financing strategies, and empowers community voice. | Open access to this article is made possible by The Center for Community Investment, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
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Engaging Government in Collective Action
Working with governments to co-create programs and funding strategies can unlock resources far beyond what any single organization can do on its own.
Civic Engagement
A Reckoning for the Pro-Democracy Community
In the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election, four recommendations for leaders dedicated to reconstituting and strengthening democracy in the United States.
Education
Graduation Nation
A 20-year campaign to address America’s high school dropout crisis produced unprecedented gains in graduation rates nationwide. Can lessons from this campaign help the nation cross this elusive threshold and inspire action on other social issues? | Open access to this article is made possible by Future Pathways/OAP, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
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The Power of the South: Welcome to Atlanta
The history of communities of color in the American South cannot be separated from the fight for democracy.
Education
Closing the Racial Diversity Gap in Medicine
The Funding the Future Physicians Initiative aims to diversify the medical profession by preparing underrepresented students for medical school.
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Our Journey to a Consciousness of All
To renew ourselves and the nation, we must envision and build a shared future so expansive and uncompromising that it becomes irresistible.
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A Revolution of the Soul
We the people of the United States stand at a critical crossroads in our history, and we have a choice to make. The mandate of this moment is to govern for all.
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The Call Is Coming From Inside the House
What we ask of our institutions, systems, and governing structures—to love all—we must also ask of ourselves.