The Church Americans Often Mock Could Teach Us to Heal
After the Kirk assassination in Utah and the attack on a Mormon church, the Mormon commitment to serving others emerges as a powerful answer to hate, division, and violence.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Yes, We’re in a Crisis. No, You Shouldn’t Change Your Nonprofit’s Priorities.
What a concert played in the wake of 9/11 can teach the sector about how to respond to the current crisis.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
The Power of Doing Good When So Much Is Bad. Try It.
In chaotic times, volunteering remains a potent force for connection, transformation, and hope.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
‘Top Chef’s’ Recipe for Making DEI More Palatable
The long-running show offers lessons on how to reframe diversity initiatives so they unite rather than divide.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Harvard, Public Trust, and a Warning for the Nonprofit Sector
Elite universities have alienated many Americans, leaving these institutions vulnerable to government attacks. The social change world is next.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
The Pluralism Pope: A Light for Our Dark Divisions
In word and deed, the pontiff preached a gospel of pluralism that is illuminating for advocates working to bring Americans together.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
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
Contributor
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
Contributor
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
Contributor
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
Contributor