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Image credit: Getty Images on iStock The democratization of social care realigns the roles of state and civilsociety within a larger framework of social and political transformation. He noted that Pandora is actively involved in Milanese politics and collaborates with other advocacy groups in the city focused on public policy. “We
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At the King’s Arms Project in Bedford, activities like hiking, film clubs, and trips to the driving range aren’t called “interventions,” but that’s what they are. Occupational therapy studies show that engaging in meaningful, shared activity can rebuild identity and self-worth—especially for those who’ve been socially excluded.
A DAO structure would empower all stakeholdersincluding patients, families, and other providersto actively participate in decision-making. However, a DAO structure would empower all stakeholdersincluding patients, families, and other providersto actively participate in decision-making.
Funders must frequently and consistently reassure organizations that their existing programs and activities do not need to shift in light of the political climate, and offer their trust, partnership, and multi-year general operating resources to build capacity.”
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Officials and advocates are increasingly attacking philanthropic and charitable organizations on ideological grounds, with calls to strip their tax status or pen investigations based on the substance of their ideas, rather than the legality and appropriateness of their charitable activities.
Yet for civilsociety, this restraint feels indistinguishable from abandonment. Double down by funding existing coalitions that are prepositioned to advocate and activate right now. Some of you are cautious of making public statements, worried political backlash could freeze assets, as has already happened to others.
Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. For example, in the Rashayya school, students practiced engaged citizenship by actively taking responsibility for their ecosystem.
Traditions , which provide a foundation for movement activities, fostering collective identity and continuity while connecting movements to historical roots. Principles , which are values-based and provide guardrails for communicating about people, places, and ideas in inclusive and humanizing ways.
Theatre of the Oppressed (TO), a tool for artistic activism originating in Brazil and now practiced around the world, is one creative and timely strategy for political and social action. This is not a luxury. It is a necessity. We must devise new strategies of dissent—and rehearse for the revolution.
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But how does friendship, these bridging relationships, work in practice when powerful forces actively profit from keeping us divided? Creating Nonpolitical Spaces Shared activities create conditions where people can get to know each other as whole humans, rather than political positions.
Under this structure, influence is redistributed through negotiations, with citizens, supporting civilsociety organization and officials all serving as empowered stakeholders. Planning and decision-making responsibility is shared through structures such as joint board and planning committees.
The unprecedented move, whose legality has already been challenged, could affect trillions of dollars in federal aid to thousands of programs, and threatens to have a catastrophic impact on the US nonprofit sectorand civilsociety at largeif the funds are successfully halted. That State funding?
Their work often starts within civilsociety—with locally rooted organizations, many led by women and other historically excluded groups who are developing practical, grounded solutions to complex problems. And in Brazil, Mapa do Acolhimento is embedding survivor-centered approaches into public systems to address gender-based violence.
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To help prepare, IDP tracks ICE activities, especially around surveillance and home visits. We started to identify what an ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] raid looks like in order to be able to share that information. And that happened pretty organically for us.
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For nonprofitsespecially those working in civil rights, education, journalism, or public healththis should raise serious concern s. The suppression of academic freedom isnt just campus politicsits a warning signal for civilsociety and for our democracy. Our democracy depends on a strong, vibrant and independent civilsociety.
Following Trumps election, the Trevor Project reported a 700 percent increase in crisis service activity. I think now more than ever, solidarity amongst nonprofits beyond performative activism like social media posts and racial justice statements are important.
In fact, The Trevor Project, a leading organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth, reported a sharp rise in crisis hotline activity on Trumps inauguration day. This spike followed an unprecedented 700 percent surge in calls, chats, and texts on November 6, 2024, when he was elected.
He described the lawful activities of groups I lead as “ a decades-long scheme led by creepy billionaires ” and “a whole smelly ecosystem of secretly funded front groups…cooked up in rightwing hothouses.” Not so much for civilsociety. Great for headlines. Other examples abound. Efforts to address these threats are not new.
As was noted in NPQ back in 2018, FCPRs approach on power, community organization, civilsociety, and racial equity sets it apart from the more established philanthropic approach focusing on strengthening large, established institutions. REBIA emerged out of this institutional commitment to racial equity.
As Harvard Kennedy School Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and CivilSociety Marshall Ganz points out, there is a large gap between mobilizing and organizing. Even if youre right and participants do have some degree of shared values, you havent reinforced those values for the long term. As Ganz observes , Mobilizing is a tactic.
A decade ago, a group of scholars estimated street vendors contribute over $500 million in economic activity in Los Angeles alone. Vendors’ presence also complements the activities of brick-and-mortar businesses. These insights are grounded for us in real experience, too.
That approach has led us to collaborate with a wide range of civilsociety networks and unions, and cosponsor rallies that include everything from housing justice to climate groups. Creating one front with the full breadth of the labor movement and civilsociety, because federal workers can’t win this fight alone.
According to the pulse survey: Most social sector orgs have not issued any public statements in response to recent activities and actions by the new Presidential administration. Some of these organizations probably feel these [national] election results were a rebuke. Fear of government retaliation a widespread concern.
As NPQ reported the next day, The move was framed as a response to a whos who of disfavored buzzwords associated with progressivism, citing the original OMB memo: The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day (..)
The report uplifts three main findings: It is difficult for many nonprofit leaders to effectively pursue their missions while navigating a political environment that actively challenges their ability to operate.
Congress is already moving to hand a resurgent Trump administration a powerful cudgel that it could wield against ideological opponents in civilsociety.” This is the sort of thing that a Trump administration could weaponize against civilsociety broadly.” A Close Call “The activism DID work and persuaded members.”
Nonprofits can build deeper, longer-lasting relationships with their communities by developing engagement strategies that are active throughout the calendar year. A strong engagement plan should include moments for education, reflection, and feedback.
This follows an announcement of an unlawful program called Catch and Revoke, in which artificial intelligence will be used to scrape social media accounts of student visa holders so that those who are found to have engaged in or promoted pro-Palestinian human rights activism may face immediate deportation.
For that reason, there is a growing interest in how civilsociety and civilsociety organizations (CSOs)—that is, groups standing between the individual and state, including everything from chambers of commerce to community groups, environmental organizations, bowling leagues, and more—can restrain rising autocracy in the United States.
Make the case for civilsociety, and for philanthropy’s place within it. One means of responding to the current political situation in a way that addresses the contemporary crises of “social connection, isolation, and community” is through a defense, and an affirmative promotion of, civilsociety.
Defending civilsociety requires cutting the military budget. Defending civilsociety requires cutting the military budget. Kaine’s resolution was defeated, which the Trump administration may read as permission to attack again. Moreover, despite rhetoric against “forever wars,” each strike rolls the dice anew.
When it’s done as a collective activity by amateurs and experts alike, we can hold each other in community and bolster our brave explorations. In fact, I spend more time and money than most people I know so I can see professional artists practice their craft, since I know firsthand how hard it is to play music well.
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