Art and Activism
Art serves many purposes for both the artist and the patron, but one of our favorite is how artists are using their platforms to create change.
An Interview with Michelle Woo, For Freedoms
For Freedoms is an artist collective turned arts organization focused on modeling and increasing creative civic engagement, discourse and direct action.
An Interview with Kathleen Unger, VoteRiders
Voter ID access and rules should not keep anyone from voting. We chat with Kathleen Unger of VoteRiders.
Justice-Minded Ballot Research
Ready to work on your ballot? Find tips for how to research your ballot with a justice lens.
Why it Matters: USPS
The United States Postal Service is a constitutionally mandated entity that matters more today more than ever.
Why it Matters: Census
The 2020 Census will affect funding decisions in your community for the next decade.
Why it Matters: Free Press
From “fake news” to questioning truth, a free and independent press is incredibly important.
Nonprofit Appeals – What’s Working
Nonprofit impact (and needs) are significant right now and most are working diligently to convey that to their supporters. But how to do this effectively while being sensitive to the times is the crucial question. In this second piece of a two-part post, we share what kind of language is working in nonprofit appeals. If…
Nonprofit Appeals – Language to Avoid
We often hear how unprecedented the need for the nonprofit community is, but it is clear that this sentiment rings particularly true as nonprofits weather another month of increased service needs, decrease and redirection of grant funding, and an overall economic downturn that is leaving fewer resources – volunteer, general operating funders, staff, and others…