This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Now, as Senior Director for Hirsch Philanthropy Partners, I listen to and collaborate with philanthropists and community partners on critical issues every day. I offer my expert perspective, encourage support, and…
As we look ahead to 2023, there is certainly no shortage of big problems for donors to help tackle – reproductive rights access, humanitarian crises, plummeting math and reading test…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All the World’s a Stage I always knew I would use my voice to change the world. When my soprano singing voice landed me an invitation to attend the Royal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Democracy Creates the Circumstances of its Own Demise When Simon Sachs, my great, great grandfather, left Thüringen, Germany in the early 1850s and journeyed across the Baltic Sea to start…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public trust in government has reached near historic lows, but one nonprofit news organization is using a people-powered approach to fight this disturbing trend. Documenters, led by the nonprofit news…
As a U.S. citizen who came to America in pursuit of a better life and who believes in the ideals of democracy and opportunity, I struggle to understand many of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2015, we started thinking about funding civic engagement in the lead up to what we knew would be important elections in 2020. We wanted to look beyond the next…
The health of American democracy has become an inescapable topic for those in philanthropy. How did we get to this tenuous place? What can be done to deescalate the current…
The Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday new guidance to help federal agencies strengthen collaboration with Indigenous Nations in the management of public lands, water, and wildlife. The new policy will…
Despite dramatic improvements in air quality over the past 50 years, people of color at every income level in the United States are exposed to higher-than-average levels of air pollution. While…
There are many ways to live a full civic life. Today’s post is part of a series that has already covered apps and documentaries that can help you reach your civic engagement goals. As…
As the midterm elections loom, there’s a lot of talk about threats to democracy, and what to do about it. One recent poll even showed this as the issue of most concern…