The Strong Effect of Weak Ties
Social connections help drive protest mobilization—as long as those connections aren't too close.
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In Aid of Conflict?
International food assistance can lead to a spike in the occurrence of armed conflict within a country.
Promoting Government Action on Income Equality
Five lessons from research on poverty in America.
Social Innovation: A Bi-Partisan Bright Spot
The White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation enjoys broad, bi-partisan support; in the wake of midterm elections, its work is more important than ever.
Can Impact Investing Help Save the Planet?
A new cross-sector study examines whether impact investing can make a difference to global conservation efforts.
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Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
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.
Design Thinking for Social Innovation
By working closely with the clients and consumers, design thinking allows high-impact solutions to social problems to bubble up from below rather than being imposed from the top.
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.