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  • Are Social Change and Scale Mutually Exclusive?

    India Development Review

    Today, much of the social development sector in India appears to be engaged with discussions around scale. The debate is likely to intensify further, as there seems to be little clarity…

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  • Championing Justice for Incarcerated Human Rights Defenders

    Global Citizen Aug 6, 2023

    On the morning of April 9, 2011, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, founder and president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was forcibly arrested by Bahraini authorities. He was physically assaulted, taken without…

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  • Fighting Violent Extremism in an Evolving Digital Landscape

    RAND Corporation Aug 4, 2023

    The increasingly complex online ecosystem offers advantages to violent extremists. The authors identify gaps in current understanding of this online landscape.This detailed analysis suggests new policy settings are required….

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  • Why Nonprofits Should Support Civic Engagement for Empowered Youth

    Forbes Jul 28, 2023

    As the next empowered, engaged and civically-minded generation grows in age, nonprofits have three important reasons to support their growth.

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  • Gun Violence in the U.S. Carries Both Human and Economic Costs

    Washington Center for Equitable Growth Jul 19, 2023

    Reviewing areas where the economic costs of gun violence have been most completely measured to see where costs come from and their impact on society.

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  • How the Media Wraparound Effect Reinforces Existing Beliefs

    Nieman Lab Jul 6, 2023

    Our world is awash in mis- and disinformation. Conspiratorial thinking and misguided beliefs and attitudes towards science are widespread. But combatting this deluge of problematic information must be done with…

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  • Understanding Social Entrepreneurship as Community Entrepreneurship

    Skoll Foundation Jul 2, 2023

    The idea of ‘social entrepreneurship’ has struck a responsive chord. … Though the concept of ‘social entrepreneurship’ is gaining popularity, it means different things to different people. … The language…

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  • Invest in the Power of Youth to Ensure a More Democratic Future

    eJewish Philanthropy Jun 2, 2023

    From the massive youth protests demanding climate action during COP26, the global climate summit in November, to the young leaders demanding action on civil rights during last month’s Summit for…

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  • We Must Expand Civic Space and Support Grassroots Organizing

    Philanthropy News Digest Jun 2, 2023

    Over the last decade or so, human rights organizations, democracy activists, journalists, and civil society groups around the world have faced increasing constraints on their work. Legal and administrative barriers imposed by…

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  • Building Civic Spaces to Serve Young People

    Medium Jun 2, 2023

    In an ideal community, resources would flow to support kids. Public and private funders would invest in what’s working to get better and more equitable outcomes. Instead of competing for…

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  • Emphasizing Truth and Trust to Fight Disinformation

    RAND Corporation May 20, 2023

    For Jessica Cecil, today feels a bit like the Dark Ages after the fall of the Roman Empire, in which agreed-upon facts endure in only a few isolated places of…

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    How Philanthropic Support for Journalism is Making a Difference

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy May 10, 2023

    In the past year alone, journalists from The Associated Press have explored the impact of climate change on the Jordan River and other sacred rivers in Africa, Asia, and South America; revealed…

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