This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Oklahoma recently joined several other states in requiring students to pass the same citizenship test administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in order to graduate from high school. The measure was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. First Amendment Watch at New York University recently published the educator’s guide “Does the First Amendment Allow the Government to Censor Art?” which addresses the relationship between freedom of speech and art censorship. It focuses on exploring two overarching questions: What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Large NGOs face the challenge that innovation can be expensive and slow; it’s hard to be agile because of legacy processes and because it’s hard to include outsiders. One example…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Waves roll in over the black volcanic sand on Sogsogan, a beach in southern Bali. Further out, surfers prepare to master the swell. Bali has long been a tropical paradise…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Addressing the circumstances for the more than two billion people living in fragile and conflict-affected contexts (FCAC) is crucial for delivering on the United Nations commitment for disaster risk reduction. Indeed, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over four days in June 2021, thousands of protesters attended the Treaty People Gathering in opposition to Line 3, a crude oil pipeline slated to be built across traditional homelands…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What would it take to make Detroit a “just city” – an actual sanctuary of justice for its residents? Amanda Alexander, founder and Executive Director of the Detroit Justice Center is working…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After Uganda’s health minister received a COVID-19 vaccine in March, a widely-circulated tweet claimed that the syringe was empty and did not pierce her skin. In actuality, while Jane Ruth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Charity” is the word used locally to describe philanthropic activity in Diani, yet the choice of this term betrays the persistence of colonial patterns that mark the relations of philanthropic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Changes in tax policies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations have been a key driver of America’s skyrocketing inequality. While a relative few at the top have gained enormous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The convergence of shifting CSR trends, untapped NGO value, and pressing development challenges holds tremendous potential for driving social impact and business innovation. Over the course of my cross-sector career…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Workshops that resemble couples therapy left college students less politically polarized, report researchers. Thanks to countless recent surveys and studies, it is now a widely accepted fact that the ideological…