Core Beliefs

1

Progressive solutions often have the best chance of creating a more just and equitable world.

2

Radical imagination has the power to envision a different future and, combined with pragmatic solutions that meet the moment, can bring that future into being.

3

Action must be grounded in respect for — and centering of — people with lived experience.  This includes shifting power, acknowledging intersectionality, and collaborating across movements.

4

Everyone has something important to offer.  We present a range of actions that empower people to help in ways that are right for them.

5

Solutions can be found when research, policy, and practice converge. 

6

As we learn, and as the world around us changes, our understanding of issues — and our approaches to solving them — can and should evolve.

7

There are countless organizations and individuals who are quietly going about changing the world.  Many do not have big budgets or splashy communications strategies.  We provide a platform to showcase and share their insights and experience. 

8

Moving away from crisis response toward deepened and sustained engagement on the issues we care about allows us to create and invest in long term solutions.