The Power of Digital Advocacy
An excerpt from Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era on how advocacy organizations have adopted digital tools for their work.
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Inclusive Mentorship
A yearlong mentorship program teaches leadership and independent living skills to young disabled women.
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Housing and Homelessness: Breaking Down Silos for Systems Change
Lessons for funders and social change leaders in search of the best ways to collaborate across sectors to end homelessness.
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Driving Change in Housing Policies With Advocacy and Organizing
Two housing justice advocates discuss different approaches to policy change and the importance of centering the voices of people most affected by systemic barriers and inequities in housing.
Funding Equitable Abortion Access in Battleground States
To secure abortion rights, philanthropy must invest in the agency and power of impacted communities.
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The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Science of What Makes People Care
Five principles based in social science that will help organizations connect their work to what people care most about.
Creating High-Impact Nonprofits
Conventional wisdom says that scaling social innovation starts with strengthening internal management capabilities. This study of 12 high-impact nonprofits, however, shows that real social change happens when organizations go outside their own walls and find creative ways to enlist the help of others.
Stop Raising Awareness Already
It’s time for activists and organizations to adopt a more strategic approach to public interest communications.
How Nonprofits Get Really Big
Since 1970, more than 200,000 nonprofits have opened in the U.S., but only 144 have reached $50 million in annual revenue. They got big by doing two things: They raised the bulk of their money from a single type of funder. And just as importantly, these nonprofits created professional organizations that were tailored to the needs of their primary funding sources.