Deepak Bhargava
Deepak Bhargava is president of the JPB Foundation, which helps people who have been denied power to build it so they can change unjust systems and create a more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable society.
Stories by This Author
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Opinion
Advice for ‘Speak Truth to Power’ Activists: Build Power of Your Own
Democracy advocates are doubling down on the wrong strategies, writes a veteran organizing strategist. They should take lessons from abroad and the pre-1964 civil rights movement. -
Opinion
4 Essential Shifts Foundations Can Make to Advance Social Movements
Outdated strategies and lack of money for the infrastructure of community-organizing groups are limiting their effectiveness just at a moment when we need to fight profound threats – especially to our democracy. -
Opinion
Foundations, the Solution to Our Democracy Deficit Lies in Plain Sight
Conservative grant makers have done an outstanding job of training their leaders. Now progressive funds need to do the same — and put the focus on what activists of all generations need most. -
Opinion
Opinion: As Attacks on Social-Justice Groups Rise in the Trump Era, Foundations Must Show Courage
Donors to nonprofits are now facing public scrutiny, making it more important than ever that grant makers help grass-roots charities and others prepare to handle crisis communications.