Advocacy

Advocacy

You're dynamic...and so is your story.

Last week, I had the chance to facilitate five classes about storytelling at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. Over the course of three days, I worked with management students, teachers in training, and theater students...

Your solidarity megaphone: NationBuilder for unions

United Voice of Queensland Big Steps campaign rally Digital organizing is the future of union organizing. Amplifying your union's online voice around current issue-based or political campaigns is how middle class worke...

Malala Day declares every child's right to an education

The Taliban shot Malala Yousafzai in the head last October for having the temerity to expect unfettered access to education. Support for Malala poured in, and the Malala Fund was launched with the support of Vital Voices...

Building nonprofit community with Young Nonprofit Professionals Network

Nathan Gardner of YNPNsfba Fifteen years ago, twelve ambitious nonprofit professionals got together in San Francisco in an effort to create their own change in the nonprofit community. They started Young Nonprofit Prof...

Turning LA’s back alley into a thriving public space

Kayaking on the LA River on Memorial Day Riding along on the Los Angeles river bike path - my favorite place to bike in the city - I'm always fascinated by the views of nature integrated into the urban landscape. The r...

Every dog has its day: Using NationBuilder to save hundreds of dogs in West Virginia

Chelsea Staley and her husband, Mark, love dogs. They have more than 10 - six permanent and four rescue - at their 20 acre home in Charleston, West Virginia. When they adopted their first puppy, he was so ill that he didn'...

Rhode Islanders United for Marriage helps pass the state's same-sex marriage bill

On April 24th, the Rhode Island State Senate voted 26-12 in favor of gay marriage. Rhode Islanders United for Marriage spearheaded this effort, collecting thousands in donations and many petition signatures with the help o...

Striking at the Root! Rootstrikers is fighting against government corruption

"For every thousand hacking at the branches of evil there is one who is striking at the root." The words of Henry David Thoreau bare a short but powerful manifesto on the walls of San Francisco State University, welcomi...

Transforming Los Angeles: Q+A with the urban planners behind MyFigueroa

There's a shift happening in Los Angeles. What's historically been known as a sprawling car-centric city is being transformed into a web of transit connected, bike-friendly and walkable communities. This is no small feat. ...