Boards and Governance

The global disruption of the pandemic in the workplace has made blatantly apparent what has always been true: organizations that do not acknowledge the humanity of their workforce will neither…

When it comes to shifting away from a carbon-based economy, the two big questions are “how” and “how fast.” Answering either will require a parallel shift in employment priorities. Fortunately,…

The pandemic of 2020 has reignited a national conversation about inequality, having laid bare the chasm in health and well-being that groups of different racial, ethnic, geographic, or economic backgrounds…

Grants management professionals are strategically positioned to influence a funder’s racial equity and racial justice funding. But in three decades of working in and with foundations, I have consistently seen…

Scientists report that we have less than a decade to prevent the worst effects of climate collapse. Educators say we’ve lost years of learning in the past two years. And, a recent survey my organization partnered…

There is widespread agreement that responsible artificial intelligence requires principles such as fairness, transparency, privacy, human safety, and explainability. Nearly all ethicists and tech policy advocates stress these factors and…

A strong majority of mayors are worried about the racial wealth gap in their cities, a report from the Boston University Initiative on Cities finds. Based on a survey of 126 mayors…

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego faced many challenges when deciding whether to run for office, including her gender. Prior to being elected in 2019, the now first-term mayor had just given birth and…