This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The justices unanimously limited the federal government’s power to strip immigrants of their hard-won status. The U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope under which the federal government can strip naturalized…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the most recent Front Line Defenders Annual Report on Human Rights Defenders at Risk, around the world 281 activists were targeted and killed in 2016. At least 136…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 14 is to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.” To achieve this, we will need to create a new blue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, the world’s first food bank, was founded in Arizona in 1967. John van Hengel was volunteering at St. Vincent DePaul when a mother told him…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Any change in presidential administration is bound to cause changes in national philanthropy, but there hasn’t been an effect like this in recent memory. With the election of President Donald…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As creators and developers explore virtual technologies, they also aim to unravel how to measure and prove the impact of their project’s outcomes in increasing empathy and helping reduce implicit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Quality of life overall is improving, but personal rights and safety, and tolerance an inclusion are all showing a troubling decline, according to the recently released 2017 Social Progress Index,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Instead of just using the stock market, more and more foundations putting their endowments into projects that help the world–including hitting the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2015, the United Nations laid…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the best ways to appeal for funds is through a strategy called peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising. The secret behind this strategy’s success lies in how nonprofits are able to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two decades ago, on August 22, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, popularly known as welfare reform, into law. At the time, liberals proclaimed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, the Ford Foundation announced that, over the next decade, it would direct $1 billion dollars from its $12 billion endowment to mission-related investments (MRI). As the foundation explains, Ford “will gradually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teachers College, Columbia University and Teach Away are excited to announce a new online course that helps teachers develop the fundamental teaching skills and knowledge needed to develop students’ digital…