In Boston, a private foundation uses a participatory grantmaking strategy to work with community groups to co-create movement infrastructure for the long haul.
How Foundations Can Co-Create Movement Infrastructure
How to Fund Narrative Ecosystems
For philanthropy to support narrative work effectively, the focus needs to shift from supporting individual organizations to fostering ecosystem and network building.
Treating Homelessness, One Foot at A Time
For over 20 years, Cecilia Ibeabuchi has managed a foot clinic serving those experiencing homelessness.
Healing Society through the Archaeology of Self™: A Racial Literacy Development Approach
“As long as we are alive, we are continually discovering who we are and to what lengths we are willing to go in the pursuit of justice.”
The Archaeology of Self™: A Conversation with Cyndi Suarez and Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
“A lot of the ancestral DNA does come from struggle, comes from remembering. I think when we choose to tap into the memory of what our ancestors have imparted… we just kind of show up. And in some ways, that’s why they call it ‘Black Girl Magic.’ But we’re just being. It’s nothing magical really—we’re just excellent and expect excellence of ourselves, and always have.”
Activating Loving-Awareness
If we evolve a way of visualizing our own and our collective nervous systems—and put attention to what we are both individually and collectively aware of, as well as to our blind spots—we might just be able to cocreate ecosystems that reflect healing, collective wellbeing, and loving-awareness in action
How Mobile Home Owners Organize for Land Ownership and Climate Resiliency
Mobile home parks are at high risk from extreme weather events. But that can change if residents organize to buy the land beneath their homes.
“Beyond Mere Survival”: A Conversation with Ajay Singh Chaudhary
The climate catastrophe demands struggle between those who enforce the status quo and the rest of us who are exhausted by it. How can we transition from that process of struggle and turn it into power?
The Global North Needs to Stop Distancing Itself from Climate Migration
Migration due to the worsening effects of climate change is a worldwide problem impacting all countries. So why do we persist in thinking of it as an issue for only the Global South?
Media Accountability Starts with Telling Community Stories
For community media to be accountable, it must find ways to encourage community members to participate in journalism themselves.
The Future of Journalism: A Conversation with Monika Bauerlein of Mother Jones
In an interview with NPQ, Monika Bauerlein, CEO of Mother Jones, offers her thoughts on how to build a more robust community-centered journalism sector.
What Makes a Family? Pushing States to Expand the Definition
Most states are still behind in adopting laws that recognize the broad spectrum of parentage, leaving many families without protections.