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ON OUR MINDS
Brought to you this week by Account Director Ilena Parker, the kind of person who gets really excited about a new thesaurus.
What happens after Roe
The Supreme Court made its move to strike down Roe v. Wade, and reproductive rights advocates are trying to paint a picture of a world after Roe. In Texas, ten months after the restrictive abortion ban took effect, people are having the babies they never planned to carry to term. Some are looking back to what life was like before Roe for lessons on mutual aid and activism. But the world looks different in 2022 than it did in the ‘70s. While the feminist movement today is fragmented, with young people feeling disillusioned and disappointed by the 2000s wave of white girlboss feminism, the Supreme Court’s ruling has the power to raise up a new wave of leaders. Other new cards on the table today are the voices of business leaders concerned about the economic impacts of an abortion ban and a high-risk political environment, according to a CNBC interview with McP client Daniella Ballou-Aares, CEO and cofounder of The Leadership Now Project.
How to celebrate Juneteenth
When Juneteenth made it official as a federal holiday last year, Black leaders started sounding the alarms about commercialization and appropriation that could rob the holiday of its historical and cultural significance, and the Black joy and community-based giving at its center. Swift backlash against Walmart’s Juneteenth ice cream offered a cautionary tale this year, but left many companies struggling to figure out the right way to celebrate. The vision for the new National Juneteenth Museum, announced this week by the grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, provides inspiration with its focus on public education and economic development programs to revitalize a neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas with rich Black history and cultural significance. Some companies, like Ben & Jerry’s, have been getting it right for years by using the holiday to teach history and promote social justice causes. Other successful efforts focus on directing money and support to Black-led small businesses and community-based organizations. And of course, companies can always invest more in racial justice — and hire more diverse staff to distribute those funds.
Why public trust declines
Trust in institutions is down all around, and the role of government is at the center. People distrust the media because they see news organizations as subject to political influence. They also distrust nonprofits and philanthropy, sometimes for reasons that conflate the roles of philanthropy and government. Growing wealth inequality is driving growing distrust of wealthy donors and philanthropists, and challenging the philanthropic sector to acknowledge how it benefits from tax policies that exacerbate inequity and play a leading role in dismantling the systems that sustain it. Meanwhile, business is the most trusted institution of all, according to the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer, as ESG pushes business into a larger role in fixing social problems. But a lax regulatory environment allows companies a lot of leeway in how they talk about charitable giving and social causes, which means that companies will have to be more transparent and accountable to hold on to that trust.
ON OUR RADAR
Learn:
- The National Park Service has some of the punniest, funniest, and most effective captions on social. Matt Turner, the guy behind the feeds, explains how he does it.
- The worldly and wise impact leader Farah Mohamed shares tips for building community across the globe in the latest edition of Susan’s Connected newsletter on LinkedIn.
- The January 6 committee hearings are a masterclass in narrative storytelling.
- Kids are getting exposed to ideas about abortion — and they need to, if we’re going to secure the future of reproductive justice. Here’s how to talk to your kids about it.
- McP client New Profit’s Co-CEOs Tulaine Montgomery and Vanessa Kirsch share how they are making co-leadership work.
Read:
- Why not take some corporate social impact books to the beach with you this summer?
- CEOs today need soft skills in addition to traditional management skills. Harvard Business Review breaks down the new C-suite competencies.
- In the New York Times’ latest Big Ideas series, writers answer the question, “What is reality?” with reflections on the current political, media, and tech landscape.
- DALL-E, the AI creating all those random images you’re seeing on social media, made its first magazine cover for Cosmopolitan.
- A new wave of publishing executives is leading a push to diversify the book business.
Look and Listen:
- McP client Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider shared the big idea behind her nonprofit End Well at the Aspen Ideas Health opening session.
- McP client Tulaine Montgomery, Co-CEO of New Profit, talked about the tension between “showing and proving” and “listening and learning” in an interview with Atlas Corps.
- Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” is the first single off her new album and an ode to the Great Resignation.
Cheer:
- The Grammy Awards added an award category for Best Song for Social Change.
- Habitat for Humanity wants to help 3 million Black people become homeowners.
- Naomi Osaka is starting a media company called Hana Kuma with LeBron James’s SpringHill, with advocacy at the center of some early projects.
- Ryan Reynolds is launching a nonprofit to make creative careers more accessible to underrepresented talent.
- McP client Games for Change hosted screenings of the VR documentary On the Morning You Wake at Nuclear Ban Week in Vienna, coinciding with the first meeting of UN state parties for a landmark nuclear weapons ban treaty.
Take Action:
- Share your testimony as part of the People's Filibuster for Gun Safety. Check out the 24/7 feed to see some of the 200+ testimonies submitted so far and add your voice.
- Join a discussion about moving popular opinion on abortion through narrative change hosted by NationSwell and PSI on July 13 from 12-1pm ET.
- Nominate a Black woman in your life who exemplifies generosity for the #BlackWomenGiveBack list created by McP client Women’s Philanthropy Institute and The WISE Fund. Due July 3.
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