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The Story of a Transformative Idea
An adapted excerpt from The Diversity Principle on the long history that America is forgetting
Want to Support a Healthy Democracy? Start Here.
After a decade of transforming public spaces, we are building trust and connection between Americans.
The Civic Stakes of Organizational Disagreement
How organizations handle disagreement shapes not only their internal health, but also the civic capacities society depends on.
Climate Adaptation Means Building Social Infrastructure
Resilience to climate change is less about building walls than cultivating the social capacities for people to navigate uncertainty with agency, solidarity, and security.
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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.