This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the crises of climate change, racism, and economic inequality coalesce, many young activists are aware that even the most ambitious policy changes won’t, on their own, achieve a sustainable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many years, small-staffed foundations have been at the heart of the impact investing movement, joining with, and at times leading, larger philanthropies. Small-staffed foundations tend to be more agile…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Propelled by years of public commentary and concern about the size of the federal prison population—which has receded from its peak of over 219,000 in 2013 to roughly 186,000 in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The infrastructure bill currently under debate in Congress could send historic amounts of federal funding to rural communities. This is good news, but there will be challenges too. The “how”…
In the United States, a dominant narrative that having a job equals financial security persists, yet the majority of workers in America have jobs that do not allow them to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About 43% of global cities lack a plan for adapting to climate change issues, yet 93% say their people and infrastructure are at risk from climate change, according to a report from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A major wildfire spread through Colorado, and I spent long hours locating shelters, identifying evacuation routes and piecing together satellite imagery. As the Fourmile Canyon Fire devastated areas to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Would you drink carbonated beverages made with carbon dioxide captured from the smokestack of a factory or power plant? How would you feel if that captured carbon dioxide were in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On May 10, the U.S. Treasury Department released its interim final rule on the use of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. While the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Johnny Smith spent almost 24 hours shackled in the back of a prison van—barely conscious and muttering incoherently—before he died there in 2011. A private company was hauling the 48-year-old…
A challenge for people with promising ideas is to have someone believe in their work and offer the first grant. Philanthropy has the freedom to provide this risk capital, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Between 2020 and 2040, the number of senior households (those headed by someone age 65 or older) will explode. And during this period, we project the senior homeownership rate will drop from…