This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Donor-advised funds are frequently identified as one of the fastest-growing vehicles for charitable giving, but the question of where those donor-advised fund grant dollars go has remained largely unanswered until…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world talks a lot about the digital revolution, but few connect it to the coming agriculture revolution, especially in Africa. Digital solutions have huge potential for helping farmers boost…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Americans on average will visit a care provider about 300 times over the course of their lives. That’s hundreds of blood pressure readings, numerous diagnoses, and hundreds of entries into…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Benevity, Inc., the global leader in corporate social responsibility and employee engagement software, announces the acquisition of TrustCSR, a UK-based corporate social responsibility consultancy that serves enterprise clients, including Amazon, British…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hannah Calhoon is the founding director of Blue Ridge Labs@Robin Hood, an incubator inside Robin Hood, that asks how technology can enable new models for fighting poverty and expanding opportunity. The Labs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In late January, Impact Engine hosted the Chicago Impact Investing Showcase sponsored by MacArthur Foundation. We gathered to highlight our work and the work of Benefit Chicago, a fund that invests for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Individual investors in California are keen to make the world a better place while growing their personal assets, but engaging investors in the green bond market will require a deeper…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Metallica’s band members presented a donation from their charitable foundation, All Within My Hands, to The Mission Continues to help empower veterans creating transformational change for communities in need. The band’s contribution…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Through Resilience AmeriCorps, participating cities work with Resilience AmeriCorps VISTA members who are recruited, trained, and deployed to city halls to improve resilience in low-income communities. In Anchorage, AK: Volunteers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The idea of a woman using unsanitary materials like rags, leaves and cardboard during her monthly cycle may seem unfathomable, but it’s reality for many around the world. In addition,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An uptick in immigration raids and deportations has had wide-ranging impacts on America’s schools, its teachers and its students — immigrant and otherwise, new research has found. Two-thirds of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Brenda used to sell curtains door to door in Nairobi, Kenya, but she dreamed of opening her own storefront. She had a college education, but no credit history and little…