Cory Booker Set a High Bar for Toughness. The Nonprofit World Should Aim to Reach It.
Fighting Trump administration policies requires grit and sacrifice more typical of college athletes than social justice warriors. Booker showed how it’s done.
By Eboo Patel
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DEI May Be in Retreat, but Faith Leaders Are Demonstrating the Power of Diversity
An upswell of interfaith cooperation on issues such as immigration offers valuable lessons on what effective diversity work looks like.
By Eboo Patel
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How Nonprofits Can Build a New ‘Progressive Era’ in a Second Gilded Age
Jane Addams showed how the seeds of social change can be planted at the local level even as the wealthy gain power and economic inequality grows.
By Eboo Patel
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His Ideas Inspired My Nonprofit. They Hold Keys to Staving Off Tyranny
The teachings of the late Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, point to role of civil society as a bulwark against the “frightful despotism” that George Washington warned about.
By Eboo Patel
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Lessons from Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger on the Dangers of Ideological Rigidity
Purity tests, whether in music or the social-change world, stifle creativity and impede progress.
By Eboo Patel
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Obama as Pluralist-in-Chief Shows the Nonprofit World a Way Forward
The former president has long warned of the dangers of purity tests and championed collaboration across differences. Civil society can lead the way to make his vision a reality.
By Eboo Patel
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Did the Nonprofit World’s Identity Obsession Pave the Way for Trump’s Victory?
The progressive social sector needs to take a hard look at the gap between its views on identity and those of the people it claims to represent.
By Eboo Patel
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Elections, Springsteen, and the American Spirit
Our nation is more than who sits behind the Resolute Desk. A new Bruce Springsteen documentary offers hope for democracy and civil society.
By Eboo Patel
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I’m Rooting for DEI. But Why Are So Many Programs Falling Short?
Diversity work is facing a turning point: It can either maintain the largely ineffective status quo or evolve into something better.
By Eboo Patel
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A Year After October 7, College Pluralism Efforts Give Me Hope
Diversity programming that emphasizes respect and cooperation is starting to gain traction on campuses.
By Eboo Patel
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