Tools of Change
Starts with Social
People & Power
Grab Bag
100
This is a social movement that seeks to overthrow a government. It is also used as a metaphor to describe any dramatic and far-reaching change.
Revolution
100
A significant transformation over time in how people within a society think or behave.
Social change
100
NGO is an abbreviation for this type of organization.
Non-governmental organization
100
The process of increasing the social status of a person or community.
Empowerment
200
A broad term for many different activities that contribute to a goal of social change.
Activism
200
The web of social ties, both online and off, connecting individuals and organizations to each other.
Social network
200
Someone who brings people together and trains leaders to work on a specific issue within a community.
Organizer
200
The process of finding an innovative solution to a problem in either the business or the social sector.
Entrepreneurship
300
This political process includes activities like meeting with politicians, signing petitions and public speaking as a way to influence policy.
Advocacy
300
A type of mass collective action involving a large group of organizations or individuals seeking to change a specific social or political issue.
Social movement
300
Marriage is one example of this type of cultural custom.
Institution
300
This term in Latin means the “existing state of affairs.”
Status quo
400
Voting and volunteering are two examples of this.
Civic engagement
400
A broad term for the view that all people deserve equal social and political rights and economic opportunities.
Social justice
400
A person with a particular interest in or influence over a project.
Stakeholder
400
An event or series of events that has a dramatic impact on social change.
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