Advocacy
A New Environment for Climate Politics
An excerpt from Organize or Burn on how movement politics can respond to democratic crisis
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Tag: Movements
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Partnering to Advance Grassroots Movements Through Collaboratives
A collaborative funder and fund leader discuss partnerships with local leaders, how to get funds moving where they need to go, and human-centered impact.
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From Unpaid to Unstoppable: The Rise of the Professional Community Health Worker Movement
Health coalitions did the research, coordinated with donors, and secured strong government buy-in. Now, community health workers are finally getting the credit—and pay—they deserve.
Environment
Funding the Grassroots of Environmental Justice
The Environmental Justice Resourcing Collective was created to fund work led by and for communities most impacted by environmental racism, climate change, and unjust systems. Four years later, what lessons can funders draw from our experiences supporting frontline communities?
Health
The Citizen-Led Fight Against Hidden Epidemics
The scientific and medical communities were divided on the treatment for Lyme disease for decades. Neglected and suffering, Lyme patients learned how to advocate for themselves. Their cause led to the creation of the national vector-borne disease strategy, with lessons about how to address complex chronic conditions more broadly.
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Building Power for Healthy Communities
A decade of learning about power building from The California Endowment’s “Building Healthy Communities” initiative
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Strategy and Power Building
What the progressive movement can learn from military strategy
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Leadership
Biggest Fleet, Not Biggest Boat
An excerpt from Don’t Lead Alone on acting like a network
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Civic Engagement
Sharpening Our Tools
An excerpt from The Toolbox on how community organizing is evolving in the 21st century
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Business
Moving to Movement Thinking
An excerpt from Activate Brand Purpose on what companies can learn from societal movements’ decay and success.