This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Workplace giving has been around since the early 1900s. At that time, community-based charity federations began to coordinate unified campaigns for local nonprofits. By 1950, more than 40% of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly all 50 states have opted into an online purchasing pilot for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). While the program offers a safer way to shop and has the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new farmer-owned app is connecting consumers with growers across the United States. Called GrownBy, the app allows shoppers to purchase produce directly from farms. These personal transactions give growers more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The federal government has made notable progress since March in getting unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border out of Border Patrol facilities and into Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I had only been in jail a couple of weeks before I got into an altercation with another inmate and they took us both to the SHU — that’s the…
In a recent Food Tank interview, Seventh Generation’s Martin Wolf argues that a systems change is needed to make the private sector more sustainable. Founded in 1988, Seventh Generation is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melissa Troutman, who co-founded a local muckraking publication and also works for the environmental nonprofit Earthworks, knew that fracking waste could be radioactive and toxic, so she filed a complaint with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s that time of year again—the days are getting warmer, daffodils and tulips in bloom, and for many, a bit of spring cleaning. Now, have you considered the same for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past year, Deloitte conducted a series of CEO surveys in collaboration with Fortune to gain insight into CEO perspectives on the pandemic and other recent events. In October 2020, CEOs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Winston Churchill is credited with being the first to say, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” While the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in immeasurable pain and suffering, it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past decade or more, demographic and economic pressures have drastically changed the healthcare landscape in rural communities across the United States. Long-term out-migration toward more urban areas has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has hit many households hard, but perhaps none more so than those who have struggled to access and afford water. Falling behind on water bills, lower-income households and communities…