‘School Choice’ Advocates Are Trying to Pull a Fast One on Us — Don’t Let Them
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stirred up controversy again last week when she blunderingly called HBCUs the “real pioneers” of school…
Category: Advocacy
How To Live-Tweet Any Event To Promote Your Organization
Social media is your friend, so use it to get some buzz around whatever event you’re planning. For the nonprofit…
What’s Your Sign? How Nonprofits Can Participate In Mass Protests
If we’ve learned anything over the past two weeks, it’s that protests are the new normal. Between the Women’s March,…
Stump Speech: Crime and Punishment
Stump Speech is a recurring series that examines the language used on the campaign trail – how well it works,…
Stump Speech: “Bullets Dipped in Pigs’ Blood”
Stump Speech is a recurring series that examines the language used on the campaign trail – how well it works,…
Stump Speech: “School-to-Prison Pipeline”
Stump Speech is a recurring series that examines the language used on the campaign trail – how well it works,…
Strengthening Disability Insurance for Millions of Americans
Today 11 million Americans and their families depend on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Despite the program’s success as a lifeline…
A Look Back: “Words Kill”
Words are like bullets — they can be used to kill.
Movements That Move
“Movements that don’t focus on the acquisition of power are movements in name only” –Dr. Clarence B. Jones, Civil Rights…
More Than Cake and Streamers: Using Strategy to Drive Celebrations
Last week marked the 50th anniversary of Medicare. And the 80th anniversary of Social Security is quickly approaching on August…
Fear Of Being Last – Not Just For High-Schoolers
Campaigners seeking to raise the minimum wage will need to fine-tune their targeting based on a large scale randomized trial…
National Bike Month: Are you in the 1%?
Spring is in the air! And so is National Bike Month – an annual event held in May to encourage this fun…