In the Fall issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Leah Stokes' research on Texas' adoption of its renewable energy laws was profiled. As the article summarizes, this research shows that effective philanthropic work uses a combination of insider and outsider funding strategies to drive policy change. Outsider, grassroots groups help get policies on the agenda and build support for their passage. Insider, technical groups are necessary to negotiating specific policy provisions
You can read the full article in the magazine, on the SSIR website, or here.