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Welcome to Uncommon Sense!

We created this space to uncover and showcase promising ideas and practices from across fields and sectors in service of better outcomes for all socially minded organizations. To turn uncommon insights into common sense.


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Reimagining Art’s Role in the Community

What is stopping the arts from becoming a powerful force in community healing and social justice work?


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Focusing Upstream in the Non-Profit Ecosystem

Instead of measuring outputs, are theories of change, higher risk thresholds, and longer-term forms of flexible support and collaboration a plausible way to lay the ground work to make substantial progress on tough problems?


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BUDGETS = DECISIONS

Does your budget reflect your values and priorities?


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Choose Your Problem Wisely

Knowing the type of problem you’re facing will save you time, resources and frustration.


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