In the shadow of federal layoffs, President Donald Trump’s administration has inadvertently revealed that budgets are not neutral. Rather, public budgets are moral documents that expose our polity’s deepest priorities and…
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If you are looking for ways to support community organizing in the Twin Cities and broader Minnesota area, please consider the following list of resources and mutual aid. Support Community…
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Click here for more.This Black Futures Month, we’re honoring the legacy and lessons of those who laid blueprints for liberation that are as relevant as ever. For generations, Black organizers have responded to systemic…
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The change in the administration’s tactics in Minneapolis is not a retreat. Instead, they are regrouping and planning another mode of attack, with the hopes that their repression might be…
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Defector, a worker-owned journalism co-op, almost didn’t exist. When 19 former Deadspin staffers — who’d resigned in November 2019 after parent company G/O Media told them to “stick to sports” —…
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If you are a funder, vendor, data provider, or nonprofit leader, this is a moment to act, and the Data Next-Level Practices introduced here provide a tool to do so.…
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Click here for more.Over the years, I’ve worked as a consultant on numerous federal grant projects from the US Department of Agriculture and elsewhere that focused on local economic development and were granted…
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Click here for more.Anniversaries of disasters are more than dates; they are milestones of memory, resilience and healing. As we mark one year since the LA fires, we reflect on the ongoing journey of recovery led…
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Click here for more.As we face ongoing crises in our democracy both at home and abroad, almost everyone I’ve talked to feels that they’ve done good, necessary work, but the field, collectively, still isn’t…
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Harvard Impacts Labs announced Wednesday that it will award $1.4 million to support four new faculty-led research projects designed to test policy interventions beyond the University, connecting research and real-world…
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In 2026, there are leaders across the U.S. who remain steadfastly committed to the idea of creating a more equitable world. In California, the Black Freedom Fund, led by CEO Marc Philpart, is…
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Giving to women and girls’ causes is gaining prominence in the philanthropic sector, particularly amongst younger generations, but the pathways for advisers and their clients aren’t always easy to navigate,…