This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When is it time for an NGO to exit? Trick question: It’s always time. Of course, I don’t mean every NGO should close its doors immediately; I mean that every foreign-funded development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. America’s millions of small businesses are essential to the country’s functioning and to its diverse ways of life. They create jobs and keep consumer dollars circulating within local economies. Along…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy is evolving, with corporations playing a growing role among the more traditional players in the sector. Can it be said that they are new philanthropists? Why and what does…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Trustees of the Zarrow Families Foundation have decided to commit the funds of the joint family foundation to positively impact Black Tulsans, Indigenous Persons, and People of Color. The Zarrow Families…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Statistics-packed spreadsheets and lengthy, jargon-filled reports can be enough to make anybody feel dizzy. It’s natural. That makes it the responsibility for those of us involved in government and its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Only 61.3 percent of Americans are white, about 84 percent of nonprofit board members are in that demographic group, along with 90 percent of nonprofit board chairs. What can be done?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State boards of education are not alone in looking for student input. More local school boards are seeking greater student voice in decisions, as well. Students often provide a different…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We live in an age where it can be challenging to keep up with the increasing speed of news cycles while managing our own busy day-to-day lives. There’s a vast…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After decades of the federal government playing a limited role in local land-use regulations, there is renewed interest on both sides of the aisle for a stronger federal effort to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the pandemic-induced inequality gap keeps widening, this underlines the importance for countries to build back better as they emerge from the worst recession facing the world since the great…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Where should responsibility for improving corporate sustainability sit? While a rising number of organizations are appointing chief sustainability officers, many leaders will argue that businesses cannot isolate sustainability in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 60,000 Global Citizens in New York’s Central Park were personally asked to vote by two highly influential women — Cardi B and Michelle Obama. Cardi B ended her…