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The Challenge to Power

NonProfit Quarterly

She started recruiting in pool halls and bars. 5 As they did, many became politicized; so, they began pushing for economic and social policies that would end discrimination and redistribute resources to the masses at home and abroad. Baker began training local leaders—Rosa Parks, among them—to be activists.

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Thinking About the Long Term With Philanthropic Power Building

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Building a new narrative for social change is a complex and long-term endeavor. Many pieces of the old stories—like the virtue of hard work—have essential moral and ethical value. Marginalized communities gain power over economic and social policy only when corporate influence is diminished and white supremacy is derailed.