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    Ocean-Climate Action Policy Recommendations

    Climate Action Dec 4, 2020

    The report Opportunities for Ocean-Climate Action in the United States provides a first-ever quantification of the potential for ocean-based climate solutions in the United States. This report provides independent, non-partisan analysis to…

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    Water Scarcity Solutions Will Require Corporate Investment

    AVPN Dec 4, 2020

    Currently, water stress affects more than 2 billion people around the world, a figure that is projected to rise. Ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all…

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    How COVID-19 Has Disrupted Census Data Processing in 2020

    Urban Institute Dec 4, 2020

    Data processing is currently in the spotlight with the US Census Bureau director’s recent announcement that routine “processing anomalies” will likely delay delivering state counts to the president well after the December…

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    Investing in Small Businesses Owned by Entrepreneurs of Color

    The Aspen Institute Dec 3, 2020

    The Aspen Institute and the Microfinance Impact Collaborative today announced the creation of the Entrepreneur Backed Assets (EBA) Fund, which will strengthen the capacity of community-based financial institutions to lend to…

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    How Partnerships Can Help Governing

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Dec 3, 2020

    Last year, when Governor Gavin Newsom appointed me California’s first senior advisor on social innovation to lead public-private partnerships, he already knew it was a moment for collaboration like never…

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    An Impact Investing Primer for Cultural Institutions

    Upstart Co-Lab Dec 3, 2020

    Cultural institutions across the country face a growing chorus of questions about how they invest the collective $58 billion held in their endowments. The Guide: what cultural institutions need to…

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    Why Philanthropists Should Invest In Women’s Movements, Not Empowerment

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Abundant data shows that the most effective way for philanthropists to advance women’s rights worldwide is to directly invest in the women’s movement. This means the provision of long-term, general…

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    The Makings of a Good Board Member

    BoardSource Dec 3, 2020

    While all effective board members understand and meet their basic responsibilities, truly exceptional board members do more. In addition to highlighting important behaviors to avoid, this resource outlines six characteristics…

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    Funding Female Founders and Entrepreneurs

    Forbes Dec 3, 2020

    Where venture capitalists fear to tread, women angels are marching ahead. The importance of angels to female founders cannot be understated: 27% of angel portfolio companies have a woman CEO, according…

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    Maintaining Sustainable Business Strategies Post-pandemic

    Eco-Business Dec 2, 2020

    Sustainability is fast becoming a boardroom priority but there is still a “rhetoric gap” between what corporate leaders say, and the actions that they take. To ensure sustainability isn’t forgotten…

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    Tribes Mount Organized Responses to COVID-19, in Contrast to State and Federal Governments

    The Conversation Dec 2, 2020

    As the months roll by, the pandemic continues to hit Indigenous nations hard. But this phenomenon is not new. Epidemics have been part of colonialism since settlers arrived. Health inequities…

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    Investing in Transformative Change in Rural America During COVID-19

    Worth Dec 2, 2020

    Entrepreneurship often thrives in cities and urban areas, as a result of access to ecosystems, networks and capital in those locations. Often overlooked are businesses and not-for-profits working on solving…

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