In perennially uncertain times, organizations that prioritize building learning cultures are better equipped to adapt and thrive.
In an Era of Constant Change, Nonprofits Must Foster Learning Cultures
Cupcakes, Crisis, and the Cost of Compliance
As the social sector navigates the systems it seeks to improve, what policies and procedures are upheld in obedience yet perpetuate the very problems that leaders are trying to undo? As the field works toward systems change, it is essential to examine how human judgment is abandoned and to understand the consequential impact on the communities served.
Who’s Doing the Work? How to Shift Power and Not Just Workloads
Too often, participation in traditional philanthropy means burdensome work for community members, while program staff retain key decision-making power. Here’s how to do it differently.
Black History Is Economic History: A Charge Toward Black Futures
The racial wealth divide is not a historical footnote—it is the architecture of the present. But a look at how centuries of extraction built today’s inequities and what structural investment in Black futures requires offers a pathway forward.
In the Face of Authoritarianism, Connection Is Resistance
Authoritarian politics tries to break the ties that make self-government possible. But co-governance is a fundamental strategy to counter the rising authoritarian tide.
Investing Your Values in the New Age of AI Civil Rights
Much of the investment behind AI comes from investor institutions with a fiduciary and moral duty to serve people: public pension funds, university endowments, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. Majority Action is mobilizing these institutions and everyday people toward greater corporate accountability around AI projects.
Giving Birth Under Surveillance: Migrants, ICE, and Obstetric Violence
ICE intimidation not only endangers maternal and neonatal health but also constitutes a form of obstetric violence.
Power and Possibility: The Role of Donor Organizing
What does a donor organizer do? For the wealthy donors who take on this role, it entails recognizing the harm excessive wealth causes—and acting accordingly.
How to Build Solidarity Infrastructure for the Long Haul
Many movements get stuck in episodic solidarity because they lack scaffolding and support, but solidarity infrastructure must go beyond movement moments.
As Jeff Bezos Dismantles The Washington Post, 5 Regional Papers Chart a Course for Survival
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The Washington Post’s evisceration at the hands of its billionaire owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, didn’t have to happen. Following months of speculation, the Post cut at least 300 of its 800 journalists on Feb. 4, 2026, drastically reducing
‘How Do You Teach a Child Who Has Been Pepper-Sprayed?’—the Impact of ICE on Educators
What is the toll the ICE surge in Minneapolis has taken on educators, from losing students to witnessing violence, and how can those in other states help and prepare?
Who Holds Narrative Authority? Reflections from “Reframing Resistance”
Shifting narrative power is about recognizing frontline media makers and communities as sources of authority, analysis, strategy, and accountability when responding to and dealing with systems of harm.