Sending a Signal for Change
Leading by example through individual and institutional commitments to fossil fuel divestment.
Civic Engagement Social innovations that enrich society and enhance democratic participation
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Winning Marriage
The inside story of how same-sex couples took on the politicians and pundits - and won.
If It Does Good, Feel It
Benefiting emotionally from altruistic behavior doesn’t lessen—indeed, it increases—other people’s regard for that behavior.
Slowly Strangling Civil Society
How donor funding distorts civil society goals and priorities.
Signaling and Confirming
A new framework can help nonprofits and other social sector organizations measure the participation of their supporters.
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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.