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Democracy

  • Understanding Performative Activism

    Community Centric Fundraising Feb 12, 2024

    Right now, we are witnessing a surge in institutions and leaders co-opting language and reinventing and marketing themselves as “antiracist,” “inclusive,” or “equitable.” But many have been and will continue to engage…

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  • How Can Philanthropy Address Distrust?

    Arabella Advisors Feb 11, 2024

    In the latest webinar in Arabella’s Future of the Social Sector series, Jeanné Lewis, interim CEO at Faith in Public Life, and Kara Inae Carlisle, vice president of programs at the McKnight…

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  • A Vision for Social Justice Investment

    Nonprofit Quarterly Feb 10, 2024

    A new effort seeks to access some of the over one trillion dollars that is in nonprofit retirement investment accounts to support a solidarity economy.

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  • Comedy Has a Place in the Social Justice Landscape

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Feb 10, 2024

    The 21st century finds us within a dramatic transformation in information, entertainment, and technology – and, simultaneously, an era of social justice activism augmented by digital advocacy. Thanks to a confluence…

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  • Guaranteed Income and Direct Cash Transfers

    Center for High Impact Philanthropy Feb 9, 2024

    Direct, unconditional cash transfers and guaranteed income programs  are one of the best means of addressing financial insecurity. Guaranteed income been used to address a range of issues including mental…

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  • Tools Can Help Find Effective Messaging for Climate Action

    Futurity Feb 8, 2024

    Researchers have created a web-based tool that could help policymakers and advocates tailor messages spurring action on climate change.

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  • Foundations on the Hill: Understand and Participate in the Political Process

    Exponent Philanthropy Feb 8, 2024

    Policymakers never stop working, so it’s always the right time to engage legislators and officials. Your presence ensures policymakers hear your concerns, while absence might lead to them overlooking your…

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  • Black Communities Are Using Mapping To Document And Restore A Sense Of Place

    The Conversation Feb 5, 2024

    Black activists have long used maps to help illustrate their communities’ history and to document historical injustices.

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  • From Throwing Soup On Famous Paintings To Pushing Lawsuits, The Strategy Behind Climate Activism And Where It’s Headed Next

    The Conversation Feb 2, 2024

    With international climate talks failing to make progress fast enough, activists are radically rethinking how to be most effective in the streets, political arenas and courtrooms.

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  • Nonwhite People Are Drastically Underrepresented In Local Government

    The Conversation Jan 29, 2024

    Elected representatives in government don’t always look like the people they serve. The people who serve in local governments – cities, counties and other entities below the state level –…

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  • Most State Abortion Bans Have Limited Exceptions − But it’s Hard to Understand What They Mean

    The Conversation Jan 26, 2024

    More than a year after the Supreme Court found there is no fundamental right to get an abortion, 21 states have laws in effect that ban abortion well before fetal…

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  • How Popular Culture Impacts Social Justice Movements

    The Conversation Jan 26, 2024

    In response to the anti-racism protests that have erupted across the U.S., many Americans are saying they agree with the goals of the demonstrators, but not their methods. In a…

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