This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some reports suggest that President Trump has finally decided to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement after many weeks of a back and forth administration tug-of-war. Trump himself…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some people view compassion as weakness or passivity, but this is a misunderstanding. Some of the strongest and most courageous people in history, the most engaged and dedicated to upholding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We understand the sentiment that “charity starts at home,” and we used to agree with it—until we learned just how different U.S. charity is from charity aimed at the poorest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When your job centers on helping funders assess needs, devise strategies, and manage and evaluate their grantmaking, you wish that every field would have a resource like “Advancing Human Rights:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Crisis situations — from acute shocks to chronic stresses — often illuminate each sector’s skills, pressures, requirements and need for nuance. For example, philanthropy’s flexibility and ability to act fast…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After civil war and Ebola devastated the economy, new businesses–powered by young self-starters–are finally on the rise. As a child, Odelia Acolyte fled her home of Liberia to neighboring Nigeria…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By Joseph Quinlan and Jackie VanderBrug How gender lens investing can contribute to economic prosperity and equal rights. On the evening of March 6, 2017, in advance of the 103rd…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By Deborah Cullinan At its essence, democracy in the United States is a system of government rooted in a belief in liberty and justice for all. This system depends on…