Social Justice

Infusing Social Into Social Justice Organizations

By Jeff Perlstein on 2 February 2012 - 9:47am

*A Guest Post by Daniel Jae-Won Lee, ED of Levi Strauss Foundation*

Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events. As courageous citizens connected with each other to express dissent and organize public actions, social media tools spurred activism and social change in unprecedented ways.

But for legal and advocacy organizations that defend civil liberties in the United States, forays into the social marketplace come with a unique set of challenges – and, no doubt, risks...

Tags: Social Media, Social Justice, beth kanter, Daniel Jae-Won Lee, Levi-Strauss Foundation, ACLU, MiACLU.org, advocacy, ACLU-NC, Pioneers in Justice, ZeroDivide

7 Pitching Tips for Young Social Entrepreneurs: From the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit 2011

By alexandertran on 19 December 2011 - 12:38pm

So you’re a socially-minded entrepreneur, sitting in some hipster coffee shop, forlorn because you’re not sure how to take your awesome social venture ideas or plan to the next level...

What you need to energize your venture development is some real feedback from content experts and peers. That’s where pitching sessions come in!

Tags: pitching session, Social Enterprise, social enterprise alliance, social entrepreneurship, social impact, Social Justice, social venture, socially responsible business, young social entrepreneurs

Social Enterprise: Tools & Models for a Digital Age

By alexandertran on 11 October 2011 - 2:05pm

The ZeroDivide Social Enterprise Convening

On Sept 20th and 21st, ZeroDivide’s community enterprise grantees from across California gathered in San Francisco at ZeroDivide’s Social Enterprise Convening 2011 to learn the latest in social enterprise strategies and tools.

Tags: web 2.0, philanthropy, Social Justice, Social Enterprise, Youth Media, Nonprofit, video production, web made movies

Hip Hop-A New Way

By Ruth Williams on 10 June 2010 - 4:35pm

As a program officer at ZeroDivide, I was excited to be given the opportunity to explore creative new ways that encourage positive social change for low income, youth of color in California.

Tags: bakari kitwana, Hip Hop, Social Justice, ZeroDivide, Arnold Chandler

Hip Hop and Social Justice

Hip Hop is an international phenomena that began as a social justice movement in Harlem in the 1970s. While the commercial aspects of Hip Hop more recognized, there is a strong connection to social justice issues among the Hip Hop community, particularly among youth of color. In the new report Hip Hop and Social Justice Initiative, ZeroDivide shares our experience working with this community and supporting their growth and ability to impact positive social change.

Tags: Hip Hop, Social Justice, Technology, ZeroDivide

Categories: News and Announcements

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The Hip Hop and Social Justice Initiative

ZeroDivide elected to merge the powerful, popular phenomenon of Hip Hop and the connective thread of information technology to create a new philanthropic model. The report documents the evolution of ZeroDivide's Hip Hop and Social Justice Initiative.

View the digital report by clicking on the image above. We invite you to view the book and spread the word about our discovery process as we learned lessons critical to supporting emerging youth-centered organizational models.

You may also download Hip Hop expert and author Bakari Kitwana's report on the Hip Hop and Social Justice Initiative from a participant's perspective.

Categories: Hip Hop News

Tags: Hip Hop, Social Justice, Technology, Media, Youth, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, Grassroots, community

Resource Type: Publications

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Filipinos for Social Justice

By Ray Colmenar on 23 February 2010 - 4:26pm

Filipinos Advocates for Justice is the new name of Filipinos for Affirmative Action.

Tags: Social Justice, Organizing, advocacy, civil rights

Hip Hop Initiative

Young voter participation has increased dramatically in over a decade. Much of the voter increase can be attributed to efforts on the part of young activists and organizers to galvanize the youth vote using the power and influence of hip hop, the pop youth culture of our time.

As a form of pop culture, hip hop has the potential to empower, educate, and unite people of all races.

Resource Type: Videos

Tags: Hip Hop, Community, Technology, Kitchen Cabinet, Social Justice

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Hip Hop and Social Justice Initiative

The Hip Hop and Social Justice Initiative aspires to capture innovations that can advance social change. It strives to create a new paradigm among the nonprofit sector, the hip-hop community, private industry and activists vis-a-vis how they think about social justice issues and how they might better work together.

Resource Type: Videos

Tags: CTFC, Hip Hop, Social Justice, Technology, Media, Youth, ZeroDivide