This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public-private partnerships. Collaboration. Civic Engagement. “The Columbus Way.” You’ve likely heard these descriptors mentioned by local leaders over the past decade when talking about big picture ideas for improving our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2009 Mike created two maps that he showed on the MappingforJustice blog. One shows Metra Commuter Rail Lines leading through the city and the other shows CTA lines. On…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Singularity University (SU), a global community with a mission to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges, today announced SU Ventures, a new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some students still don’t have adequate or reliable internet access. Ninety-four percent of school districts have acceptable high-speed internet, according to a report released last month by EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit advocacy group.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 1. Don’t innovate for innovation’s sake. All efforts at innovation should be in pursuit of a compelling reason. Further, that compelling reason should align with a foundation’s mission and vision.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are two kinds of storefronts on this stretch of Detroit’s West McNichols Road: Boarded-up and “Why isn’t this boarded up?” Most of the one- and two-story buildings are clad…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving is made easy thanks to intuitive modern day apps for smartphones. Online communities can come together to give together with these basic apps: Instead Their slogan is “Micro Donations/Macro Impact”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You don’t have to choose sides between President Trump and Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to agree that a massive recovery effort looms for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While grantmaking remains one of the most powerful ways for philanthropists to create an impact, new ways of thinking have inspired philanthropists to leverage additional strategies. Grantmakers have the ability…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Each September, delegations of public and private sector representatives from almost every country meet at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to discuss how best to work together to solve the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Higher Ground Labs was launched in May to support emerging digital tools for future national and state campaigns — Democratic campaigns, that is, since the fund was started by former Obama tech aides. It’s a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2010, with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and others, the Dunbar Learning Complex opened in southwest Atlanta. Its goal? Help parents and their children succeed together. This…