This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Let me suggest five insights about social mobility and the role of big bet philanthropy that continue to strike me as especially significant: Ultimately, it’s about public work. If philanthropic investments…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A diverse range of funders are pushing toward the targets set out in the fifth Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) of achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls by…
In episode 13 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Shankari Mylvaganam, the Director of Strategy and Global Partnerships at Unreasonable, on finding and scaling venture-based solutions to global challenges.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It has always been a source of angst for ambitious not-for-profit organizations: how to ensure they can sustain and scale up impact while also building resilience to weather financial or…
Infrastructure for lending has long been exclusionary and insufficient. As a result, entrepreneurs of color often lack access to needed capital to grow and sustain their businesses. The COVID-19 crisis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Artificial intelligence (AI) and similar technologies are expected to transform business, consumption, and work. Concerns about the destruction or displacement of jobs are growing. By some estimates, over 40% of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To this day, Washington’s criminal justice system can arrest and charge young people under the age of 18 with the crime of prostitution under state law. At the same time,…
In this podcast, Matt Onek, CEO of Mission Investors Exchange, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt on “Dollars and Change”, on The Wharton School Business Radio and gives listeners…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis, small businesses nationwide have been in dire need of economic relief. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided some assistance for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The field of impact investing turns 12 this year. As any parent knows, 12-year-olds can be precocious, and while they’re still young, they’re also maturing and ready to take on more responsibility…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “I’ve never been the only white person in the room before,” was the comment that came out of the mouth of one of our guests, a white male philanthropic leader who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. My oldest son, a junior at an elite university in California, went to a traditional college prep high school where he claims he was imminently prepared for post-secondary studies but…