vision and practice for transformative social change
Read about 10 leaders in the South and Midwest leading the fight for LGBT rights. The movement for LGBT rights and community has expanded well beyond the once-dominant circles of […]
There were a lot of Facebook posts that joked about Republican flight to Canada now that Obama’s health care plan has passed. Canadians, of course, enjoy a universal health care […]
Breath practice during your yoga class may be the last thing you’re concerned about, especially when you’re doing whatever you can to stay in downward dog. Even when the instructor […]
Listen to the first podcast of this 3-part series on grant seeking, which focuses on one of the ways that nonprofits could be more successful in getting the money they […]
Wisconsin Senator Eric Hovde (R) believes the press should stop focusing on the way people are struggling through the recession and instead focus on more general things like the country’s […]
A beautiful article on finding presence by Diane Ackerman, a writer known for reminding us of our connection to the natural world. It was a spring morning in upstate New […]
Marianne is the Co-founder and Co-Director of The Engage Network, formed to respond to the inquiry How do we build stronger movements to make real systemic change? The Engage Network marries the […]
image credit: morguefile.com “Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” ~Khalil Gibran At first glance it seems like a posture that will require […]
Suddenly, almost without warning, I can be somewhere else–at a different time, a different place. It’s like I’m whisked away, held hostage and traveling, strapped into the seat of an […]
The largest, longest student protest in the history of North America is happening now in Quebec, Canada. Hundreds of thousands of students and supporters join together to protest tuition hikes […]
Is funding really fair? The funding process is supposed to support organizations that are interested in bringing about needed social change, but it seems more often than not organizations’ ideas […]
Learn more about Ioby, an organization that fundraises for environmental groups. They’ve already raised a ton for New York grassroots environmental efforts. Environmental organizations from around the country last week […]