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Organizing is the Swiss army knife of changemaking Podcast Episode · Power Station · 07/28/2025 · 42m

In this episode of @powerstation.bsky.social
@elyssafeder.bsky.social talks about how @risingorganizers.bsky.social, the nonprofit she founded is training a new generation of organizers and creating the organizing infrastructure that nonprofits need.
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nonprofits generate to drive policies and investments that create responsive public systems and meet material human needs. The opining misses the reality that it is people, in affected communities that, when they organize, influence change. They miss that nonprofits are deeply endangered.

It is clear that the @bsky.app community cares deeply about our battered democracy and the people, communities and institutions that are already impacted. But the opining often leaves out where solutions come from, it undervalues the innovation, expertise, research, data and strategies that

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We all have mental health issues Podcast Episode · Power Station · 07/21/2025 · 31m

@activeminds.bsky.social is leading a vital movement for mental health in America. My @powerstation.bsky.social interview with Brandi Pretlow goes deep into how standing with youth and young adults from middle school to college campuses is changing how we prioritize mental health.
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We are straddling the social justice and banking worlds We have a long history in America of institutions and public systems that do not serve all members of the public equally. As Erin Kilmer-Neel shares on this episode of Power Station, the financial ser

Do you know the story of Beneficial State Bank owned by nonprofit social justice investor @beneficialstfdn.bsky.social? The awesome @erinkilmerneel.bsky.social Kilmer Neel tells the story of advancing racial equity in banking: bit.ly/4kG7yEx Listen, share (and follow me)

If you believe in the right of people to have a roof over their heads and in public policy solutions that are based in lived experience and evidence, this @powerstation.bsky.social episode will resonate and inspire. @mcleanwillis.bsky.social
& @nlihc.org move justice forward! bit.ly/4l9eiM6

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When I meet with legislators I say that farmworkers not only feed you, they feed your constituents. Podcast Episode · Power Station · 06/30/2025 · 37m

There is hope in this land. Hear these 3 remarkable young leaders, interns with National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association, all of whom are graduates of #migrant #HeadStart programs. Thank you Hannia, Bryan and Jean for sharing your stories on @powerstation.bsky.social
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How is transformational change made, even in this anti-democratic moment? It takes policy advocacy, organizing, public education and litigation all strategies that
@legaldefensefund.bsky.social excels in. The great Todd Cox tells the story on @powerstation.bsky.social bit.ly/4nasRRb

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Hay Que Siempre Tomar En Cuenta Nuestros Próximos When UnidosUS convenes its annual conference this August, it will provide a safe space for the leaders of its 300 affiliates (community based nonprofits) to process and strategize over President Trump

My @powerstation.bsky.social conversation with the great @jmurgui.bsky.social deserves to be heard and amplified. @weareunidosus.bsky.social is a powerful force for building community, Latino generational wealth and power. Listen & share!
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It is so important to recognize in these very devastating times that Asian Americans are also being targeted, detained and deported. You need to hear the story from John C. Yang whose leadership at @aajc-aajc.bsky.social advances the civil rights of all communities.

We need to hear from the people and #nonprofits that are standing up for rights of people and communities who are being targeted by this administration. I was honored to interview Robert Weiner, who leads the #VotingRights work of the great @lawyerscomm.bsky.social. Pls follow me
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Pushing back and winning! I love this conversation with John C. Yang about how @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social is building powerful partnerships with diverse civil rights nonprofits and meeting community needs in turbulent times. #CivilRights

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We want to make sure that people feel seen, they feel heard and they feel protected It started, as promised, on Day 1 of this super-charged Trump Administration. His targeting of political foes, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, people of color and the nonprofit organizations that def...

It is a joy to speak with John C. Yang about leading @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social in a time of deep insecurity for Asian American. We talk about winning in the courts and building power in targeted communities. Listen, follow me and share!
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Making that next right decision is what courage is Podcast Episode · Power Station · 05/26/2025 · 40m

Do not miss @skyeperryman.bsky.social on cultivating courage, collaborating and standing up for #Democracy. @democracyforward.org is a voice for #nonprofits #CivilServants #immigrants and #CivilSociety. We really are all in this together. Please listen and share! bit.ly/4jqAtvJ

Thank you @jhiv.bsky.social!! Kelsye gives me hope! She and all of my guests are advocates for community and defenders of democracy. Like you!

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At the end of the day Congress needs to keep its hands off DC To see disenfranchisement in action, look no further than Washington DC, whose 700,000 residents pay the highest taxes per household in our nation and yet have no voting members in the U.S. Congress.

How is social change achieved? It's not magic, it's all about organizing! At #DCVote Kelsye Adams mobilizes locally and nationally in support of #DCStatehood. And she co-founded @freedcproject.bsky.social to invite everyone to use their voice to advance #democracy. bit.ly/3YQK9rZ

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LinkedIn has identified that in the next 5 years 50% of all job skills will change There is one fact that Lisa Countryman Quiroz, CEO of Jewish Vocational Service Bay Area (JVS) wants you to take away from our deeply data-informed conversation. There is a proven pathway for people s

If you need a reminder about what is possible when nonprofits collaborate across sectors to create economic mobility for families and communities, listen to and share my conversation
with the truly inspiring Lisa Countryman Quiroz, CEO of @jvsbayarea.bsky.social. Listen and share! bit.ly/3F5NPzl

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I define Black Power as the ability to live a long and full life What is more powerful than a book that delivers a new framework for understanding and repairing the most foundational injustice in our nation, the gap in wealth and power between white and Black Ameri

HIGHLY recommend my conversation with @andreperryedu.bsky.social of @brookings.edu about his groundbreaking new book #BlackPowerScorecard. It offers a new data-driven definition of Black Power and a policy framework for achieving it. Eye-opening, inspiring and game changing!
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Can't wait to hear what you think @jhiv.bsky.social!!