This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We know less than we think we know about climate. And we know even less than that about our carbon footprint. We live in a world where this information isn’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The year 2020 will forever be associated with crises. First came the COVID-19 pandemic, a joint public health and economic emergency that spread around the world with unprecedented speed and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, religious leaders from multiple denominations gathered in a sugar cane field in St. James Parish where evidence suggests enslaved African Americans were buried. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dear mayors and city council members, I appreciate that when you are making decisions for the community, you have the best interests of your constituents at heart. But as a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While collective impact is not always the only or even the most appropriate approach, when conditions are present for a successful, multi-sector collaboration to address a systemic issue in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. None of the six key sectors expected to lead climate change mitigation — power, buildings, industry, transportation, forests and agriculture — are making fast enough progress to limit global warming…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The climate crisis had been deepening even before the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting everyone, everywhere—but especially the poorest and most vulnerable people. The world is “off-track” on both climate mitigation and adaptation,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “To be male, poor, and either African-American or Native-American is to confront, on a daily basis, a deeply held racism that exists in every social institution,” writes our Brookings colleague Camille Busette.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This past summer, as we prepared to safely reopen our Brooklyn LAB campus for in-person learning, we invited our school community to a virtual town hall to share insights from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Let’s get right to it: community foundations are the center of the universe for philanthropy in their communities. Who is better placed to enhance local vibrancy and alleviate social issues…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2014, Stanford student structural engineer Ahmad Wani was visiting family in his native Kashmir when a catastrophic flood struck. The rising waters stranded him and his family for seven…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The history of philanthropic work — private action for the public good — in the United States is grounded in our First Amendment Freedom of Assembly. Americans have been banding…