Organizing and Activism

Advice on increasing support for community power building from power builders and funders…

To take part in transformative social change, philanthropists must think toward a future in which their own centrality is diminished.

A NYC student explores the quality of school food on this episode of the Miseducation podcast from the Bell, a New York City high school audio journalism program.

Mutual aid groups and social movements meet critical community needs, often during crises, but face funding challenges.

The closure of one of the nation’s most toxic medical equipment sterilization facilities will reduce residents’ exposure to carcinogenic ethylene oxide.

Narrative Change has emerged as a field over the past few years, as nonprofits and foundations long focused on supporting human rights saw that many of their hard-won policy victories were…

Despite sex workers clearly voicing their needs and interests, the feminist movement has not always listened. This has caused deep harm, not only to sex workers but to many facets…

How to disentangle the different scales through which organizations build their capacity…

The Movements Trust is establishing a pooled, accessible fund for climate activists at this year’s Climate Justice Camp. The Climate Justice Camp takes place in Lebanon over August, bringing together 500 climate justice advocates and ……

Dogged by flooding from Lake Michigan, South Side residents have finally drawn attention from city and state officials.

Nikki McComb’s work lies in the intersection of art and violence prevention. She is the owner of Art is My Weapon and the founder of the #ENOUGH Campaign for Gun…

Support for local journalism is vital. But there is a similar need for philanthropy to invest in creating the journalism ecosystem that national social movements need.