This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A range of environmental risks and cybersecurity threats top the list of concerns in the World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Risk Report, even as economic issues diminish amid continued growth. While…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are a plethora of companies cropping up touting the future of efficient aid or charitable giving, via blockchain. Promising: Complete transparency on your charitable donations We …drive[s] the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you took a list of the top 20 places in England where schools have the most funding, 18 of them would be in London. And if you took another…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A collision of deadlines and politics has given rise to that most perfect, and increasingly frequent, of D.C. storms: the impending government shutdown. Current funding ran out at midnight EST…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy could be a huge resource for development organizations in Asia, but a host of factors are keeping Asia’s billionaires and philanthropists from giving more, according to a new report.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of our goals at Philanthropy Women is to explore different ways to invest in reducing the gender gap and building a better economy — ways that operate in both philanthropy and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Achim Steiner wants to do for the Sustainable Development Goals what he helped do for renewable energy. But whereas clean energy investments in the last 15 years have grown to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock, which manages $6 trillion in investments, told business leaders that if they want to do business with BlackRock moving forward, they’re going to need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2017 was an exciting year for social and development impact bonds around the globe, with 32 new contracts signed. This brings the total up to 108 contracted impact bonds globally,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since March 2007, the federal government has maintained a website to help researchers, evaluators and community practitioners find effective, proven, evidence-based programs that work to both prevent and treat substance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For a city home to over 8.5 million people of all backgrounds, not to mention a municipal workforce adamant about defending their pension plans, fossil fuel divestment is a risky…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the early months of 2018, Congress will map out how it’ll spend upwards of $500 billion on food and farm programs over the next five years. The massive piece…