Announcing Tides Learning Community

In an effort to engage our community in meaningful dialogue and discourse in the name of progressive values and social change, I am pleased to announce the launch of the Tides Learning Community.  We have had the privilege to work in many issue areas and over the years, and have gained a unique perspective that allows us to see across the interconnected web of issues and will use the Learning Community to find the common threads that leverage best practices and fresh perspectives to really move the dial on social...

Women: A Missing Financial Resource

Melissa L. Bradley is currently CEO of Tides, and previously served as Founder and managing director of New Capitalist. The opinions expressed are her own. Thomson Reuters is hosting an International Women's Day live blog on March 8, 2011. This post originally appeared on Reuters.com.

Corporations love women – at least judging by the countless commercials aimed at women. Whether it is selling the latest toys, promoting the sales of bulk goods, or pitching a luxury item that may be on our wish list, advertisers...

Tides Supports a National Dialogue on Tolerance

Happy New Year! As with the beginning of any new year we recognize change, resolutions and commitments. However, with the entrance of 2011, the type of change and commitments we make need to look very different. We need to be much more intentional and strategic in our work as the reliance on the social sector increases dramatically.

As the new CEO of Tides I am pleased to have completed our internal road map for the next 12-24 months. Our focus will be on building community, articulating...

What's Next from Melissa Bradley, Tides New CEO

I am proud to say that I have been a member of the Tides Community for over six years. However, two days into my new role, I am even prouder to be part of the Tides team and a member of the staff. On September 16, 2010 I was honored to be named the new CEO for Tides and humbled by the tremendous opportunity that lies ahead of the organization and me.

In the long term my goal is to make Tides a world-class leader in social change. While this may initially seem like a huge statement, it is quite possible. With over 20% of...

Speaking Power to "Truth"

As Congress debates Health Care Reform, the stimulus package starts showing signs of positive impact, and the war on Afghanistan intensifies, what is the right wing media up to? First of all, they're keeping the debate alive over the legitimacy of President Obama's birth certificate. Second, they're intensifying their attacks on the nonprofit organizations working on climate change, economic justice and other causes they deem "radical." These attacks are no longer the sphere of the right wing blogosphere; they're going...