This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s a paradox. We are doing more than ever to tackle climate change, taking strides that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, yet we feel more overwhelmed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Diverse representative leadership in the United States is taking on deeper meaning in 2022 – especially for the nation’s 22.9 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who call the country home. Anti-Asian…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here are some of the building blocks of our foundation advocacy journey, which is relatively new: Advocacy can include many different elements, large and small. Provide board members with examples…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The governing of public schools in many communities is nearing total collapse. From coast to coast, border to border, local school boards are fighting over matters ranging from painting over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Joe Wilson, founder of the Xerox Corporation, and his wife, Peggy, formed the Wilson Foundation in 1963. A few years ago, we engaged in strategic planning to revisit our giving priorities. At the time,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This month marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of No Child Left Behind, President George W. Bush’s landmark education legislation championed by bipartisan leaders ranging from Ted Kennedy to John…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we enter 2022 in anticipation of a new round of negotiations post-COP26 and amidst mounting public alarm, it is now up to governments and business to step up and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Leadership is universal. It can come from anywhere, and anyone can be a leader. As major transitions in leadership are happening In philanthropy and across social change work, we ask,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It should be obvious that “who” is doing a job or playing a leadership role informs how the job is done. Who we are as people — the experiences that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every nonprofit strives to make a difference in the world and looks to its board to lead the way by planning for its future, safeguarding its fiscal health, and monitoring…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About 87% of nonprofit CEOs in the U.S. were white in 2019, down from 90% in 2016. Similarly, roughly 78% of nonprofit board members were white in 2019, down from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Board members are volunteers who contribute time, money, talents, connections, and even the occasional shoulder to cry on during challenging moments. Without the awesome folks on my board, the two…