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Building Grassroots Political Power
Our work organizing the Laotian community in Richmond, California, is a case study in power building.
Tag: United States
Education
The Power of Relationships to Transform Systems
Californians for Justice has elevated the power of young people by establishing authentic relationships between them and teachers, educators, and officials. In so doing, it has remade education in the state and crafted a model for broader social change.
Civic Engagement
How Police Violence Moves Voters
Police shootings of unarmed individuals increase civic engagement among local Black and Hispanic residents.
Nonprofits & NGOs
A Call to Remember
The nonprofit Nā Kama Kai commemorates those who perished and suffered from the Maui wildfires.
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Civic Engagement
Ordinary Universalism
An excerpt from Seeing Others on creating common ground in American politics
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Environment
Sustainable Pragmatism
An excerpt from Environmentally Sustainable Growth on the transition to an environmentally sustainable American economy
Cities
How Real Estate Development Can Boost Urban Health
By employing health situation analysis, developers can create real estate projects that generate new value by rooting community well-being in place. | Open access to this article is made possible by Biositu, LLC and Goulston Storrs.
Civic Engagement
Securing Trust in People and Place
Nonprofits seeking to improve communities face the hard work of building trust. Success requires prioritizing the people you work with and proceeding patiently.
Civic Engagement
A Path Toward Depolarization
The emerging discipline of public interest communications offers solutions to our deeply polarized and divided world. | Open access to this article is made possible by the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Moving Beyond Overhead
Charities can find better ways to communicate their spending priorities than a myopic focus on administrative costs displayed in simplistic pie charts.