We live in an age of disinformation. Lies under oath lies online, bot-spread fake news, the inability to tell fact from advocacy, trolling, doxing,* online/offline harassment - this is the atmosphere in which civil society actors - organizations, activists, and individuals - operate. In many cases, we perpetuate these acts.

In other words, as a whole, civil society is neither exempt from nor innocent in creating and perpetuating the age of disinformation in which we now live.

We don't live in a world of clear truths (not that we ever have). We do live in an information ecosystem which is extremely easy to manipulate - the social media systems are purpose-built to manipulate. Facts and good intentions aren't enough.

Read the full article by Lucy Bernholz about nonprofit disinformation from Philanthropy 2173