Grinnell College Press Release
Grinnell College is thrilled to announce Monica Sanders as the distinguished inaugural recipient of the Social Innovator in Residence Program. This initiative, deeply rooted in Grinnell’s rich legacy of social justice and engaged citizenship, represents a …
By Gina Clayton-Johnson, January 22, 2024, for Convergence Magazine
Gina Clayton-Johnson, pictured above with students at Saints Rest, was the recipient of our 2017 Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize. She recently shared the following about a piece she’s …
by Kip Holley, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University
Executive Summary
Civic engagement is more than collection of meetings, techniques, and tools. It takes place in an environment made up of …
Author: Skoll Centre, Topic: Systems Change, Interest: Systems Change Observatory
This month, the Systems Change Observatory (SCO) explores how social movements support systems change. Jessica Jacobson and Dr Sudhir Rama Murthy spoke with Charmian Love, Skoll Centre Social Entrepreneur in …
Harvard Office of the VPAL, Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Academics and researchers, especially at institutions such as Harvard, are often viewed as disconnected from the real world, studying esoteric questions that are distant (if not irrelevant) to policy, practice, and …
YouTube Video by @chescaleigh
For more about allyship see the Rochester Racial Justice open source toolkit, Beyond Allyship.
Written by Elysia Gabe, Volunteer Match
Volunteering might evoke images of soup kitchens, beach cleanups and fundraising galas. But the truth is, there are a whole lot more ways to volunteer! So many, in fact, that it can feel overwhelming …
By Rachel Jetel, World Resources Institute
Systems change. Transformation. Deep transition. These phrases are used so often they risk becoming buzzwords with diminished meaning.
And yet to limit global temperature rise, conserve nature, and build a fairer economy that benefits …
Grinnell College, Summer 2023
It is no secret that Iowa is known for its miles of cornfields and commercial agriculture. But behind the idyllic scenes of crop-covered flowing hills exists many small communities with meager food options. From supply chain …
Written by: Dawn Plimmer, Collaborate for Social Change, Dec 14, 2022
The case for collaboration is stronger than ever but realising its potential is daunting when confronted by systems that are often siloed, competitive and fragmented. These barriers will persist …
