science and culture
Will the Scientists Strike Back? Entering the Political Arena, Carefully
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As evidence-based policy comes under siege, scientists may become reluctant heroes.
Democratic Activism
Equity as Core Principle: Big Green and Environmental Justice Nonprofits Try to Align
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The environmental movement has long been divided along race and class lines. Perhaps there is some momentum to change all of that in the face of the need for a powerfully aligned movement.
Puerto Rico
Trump Considers Debt Cancellation and Jones Act Exemption for Puerto Rico—As Organizers and Allies Demand
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Last week, President Trump indicated that he may wish to cancel Puerto Rico’s debt and is considering the permanent suspension of the Jones Act—both demands made by activists, organizers, elected officials, and community-based organizations.
Democratic Activism
Community Activists and Nonprofit Leaders Initiate Mayoral Recall after Funding Cuts
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Nonprofits and their supporters advocate preserving their programs and back that up with an attempt at raw political power.
Nonprofit News
Can Nonprofits Learn from the Vegas Massacre and Make a Difference?
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Mass shootings, by disrupting our sense of safety, can sow wariness and mistrust of our fellow human beings. Yet social trust is the bedrock of any strong notion of a highly functioning civil society. One way of thinking of our sector’s role is that we are in the social trust building business. In today’s climate, our work is cut out for us.
religious protest
Dealing with Political Tension: Trump’s “Gift” to the Nonprofit Sector
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As the Trump era evolves, some more established Jewish organizations have joined their millennial counterparts, protesting within this period of exceptional political rawness. What are the organizational threats?
Nonprofit News
Partying with Purpose: Music Festivals as Political Venues
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Music festivals with an activist purpose are on the rise again. It is good to see the balancing of the hard work of social change with the pleasures necessary to sustain us. Bringing them both together is something we can get behind.
Democratic Activism
Nonprofits: The DNA of Democracy
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This classic but very timely article from Cynthia Gibson reminds us all that at the core of nonprofit purpose is is grassroots base-building and engagement, especially when it comes to policy advocacy and movement building.
white supremacy
Ending White Supremacy in Ourselves: A Time for Nonprofit Action
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Not only must we publicly disavow white supremacy; we must offer a counternarrative and model leadership that supports racial justice and economic justice—in society at large and in our organizations.
Democratic Activism
Kids Speak for Parks
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A nine-year-old boy with an exceptionally can-do attitude has taken on over the conservation of national monuments.