The first thing we tell anyone focused on messaging is to talk about values in order to find common ground. The first question we then get back is: how do we find common ground when our values seem so different? New social science research is shedding some light on that …
Evelyn and Walter Hass Jr. Fund
Giving When It Does the Most Good
As a consultant to nonprofits, I'm on more than my fair share of end-of-year appeal lists. Just yesterday, I opened envelopes from an organization working for economic justice, one busy fighting for the rights of immigrants, and two others busy protecting the environment. The sad …
Giving Thanks All Year Long
Thanksgiving is here again, and in addition to making my grocery list, I’m making a list of organizations and causes that I’m committing to expressing my gratitude for all year long. One of the best perks of our work here at LightBox Collaborative is the privilege of …
How to Change Hearts and Minds? Road Trip!
We’ve been doing lots of thinking about the power of conversations as means to create lasting social change. In partnership with the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund and the Breakthrough Conversations Project, we’ve engaged in rigorous research and testing of one of the most …
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Talking with Friends and Family to Change Hearts and Minds
All of us working for social justice are seeking good answers to this question: how can we influence changes in attitudes toward values we hold dear, like love, community, family, freedom to be our best selves, and equal opportunity under the law? The good news is that there …
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