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Ensuring Free, Fair, and Trusted Elections
What recent history in Brazil and the United States has taught us about containing, countering, and sustainably preventing the corruption of elections by authoritarian leaders.
Civic Engagement Social innovations that enrich society and enhance democratic participation
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Weaving Democracy Entrepreneurship Across Borders
Cross-contextual learning has long been a vital tool for innovation. The pro-democracy field is no different, and a specific group of innovators are especially primed for and in need of cross-border collaboration.
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21st-Century Democracy: Building a Transnational Innovation Ecosystem
Defending and strengthening democracy requires local, national, and transnational solutions. This essay series, sponsored by Keseb, shares strategies and perspectives from leading democracy champions in Brazil, South Africa, and the United States.
Starting With the State
Strategic philanthropy should go global and invest in good governance.
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The Power of the South: Welcome to Atlanta
The history of communities of color in the American South cannot be separated from the fight for democracy.
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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.