Cultivating, Seeding, and Planting a Better World
Ruha Benjamin argues that the social change we seek begins within the individual.
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Civic Engagement Social innovations that enrich society and enhance democratic participation
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Co-Powering an Emergent Horizon
The public is not a monolith—it’s an interdependent ecosystem of communities who must determine the tools for a more caring future.
We Know How to Prevent Gun Violence. Now We Need to Scale It.
Chicago CRED proceeds from the belief that the individuals most at risk are not the problem—they are the solution.
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The Good Web
It’s not enough to fix existing social media, we must imagine, experiment with, and build social media that can be good for society.
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How Public Interest Technologists Power Human Rights in the Global South
Stories from Mozilla and Ford’s Tech & Society Fellowship, plus five lessons for funders.
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The Curb-Cut Effect
Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society.
Stop Raising Awareness Already
It’s time for activists and organizations to adopt a more strategic approach to public interest communications.
Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
Inside Switzerland’s Radical Drug Policy Innovation
A look at how Switzerland radically and successfully changed its approach to drug policy following a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 90s, and what the effort teaches us about the social innovation process.