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4 Tips for Effective Coalition Organizing — And Why It’s Worth It

If you have ever caught yourself thinking, “This would be faster and easier if I did it myself!” you’ve probably endured the growing pains of coalition development, organizing and management — or have struggled through at least one…

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Institutionally Underserved, Historically Resilient.

“We are not a ‘historically’ underserved population. My history is one of ancestors who survived so I could thrive. My history didn’t start with ‘western civilization.’ I am colonially underserved. I am institutionally underserved.…

Industry Commentary, Race Equity

Black History is More than A Month.

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – former President Barack Obama Although former President Obama first delivered…

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Industry Commentary, Mission Forward

A Time Like No Other…Or Is It?

“As security fears gripped its capital and a global calamity continued to claim the lives of hundreds of thousands of its citizens, the United States prepared for a presidential inauguration unlike any in its history.” That sentence…

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Inclusive Marketing, Industry Commentary

Promoting Equity Through Design

In our recent community conversation we looked at recent examples of how design has subtly (and sometimes not-so-subtly) perpetuated stereotypes, prejudices, and racism. Design is all around us and we all participate in the system as either…

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Corporate Social Responsibility, Industry Commentary

Using Business as a Force for Good

By: May Robinson, Mission Partners Director of Community Engagement Recording of "Using Business as a Force for Good" Highlights from "Using Business as a Force for Good" On August 20th, we brought together our Managing…

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Mission Forward

Building Trust and Empathy in Communication

By: Amira Barre, Mission Partners Research and Engagement Coordinator Recording of "Building Trust and Empathy in Communication" Highlights from "Building Trust and Empathy in Communication" In our last community conversation on…

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Industry Commentary, Messaging and Branding

Where Ethics and Persuasion Meet

Every day it seems, as public relations practitioners, we are the ones who are our organizations’ dream killers. Often, our leadership thinks our only job is to convince donors, volunteers, constituents, or other stakeholders to donate, to volunteer, or to follow – through the messages and images we conjure up. But in real life, we walk a fine line between advocating for our organizations, their missions, visions, and values; and protecting and giving voice to our organizations’ audiences.

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Industry Commentary, Race Equity

The Economics of Inequality

By: May Robinson, Mission Partners Director of Community Engagement Recording of "The Economics of Inequality" Highlights from "The Economics of Inequality" In our last community conversation on race and humanity in the workplace,…

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Industry Commentary, Race Equity

Race and Humanity in the Workplace

By: May Robinson, Mission Partners Director of Community Engagement Recording of "Race and Humanity in the Workplace" Highlights from "Race and Humanity in the Workplace" Earlier this year, we planned The Business Case for Racial…