This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The recent rise in violent crime in the United States has added another compounding layer of hardship to a nation struggling to rebuild from the events of 2020. While overall…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What is cross-sector collaboration and why does it matter? In sum, it is about bringing together different groups that are working on similar problems and combining their efforts to achieve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is an African proverb that goes ‘he who does not trust enough, will not be trusted.’ The word ‘trust’ is sometimes used in philanthropy to describe relationships between donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Female genital mutilation (FGM) remains very common in East African communities and, despite being a form of gender-based violence, it is still an ongoing cultural practice with millions of girls in Africa…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Families, lawmakers, doctors and educators across the political spectrum are in agreement: The kids are not all right. Maryland, Colorado, California and New Jersey are among the states that have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyday life for many people in both trivial and profound ways. Embracing pants without a waistband, trying out creative baking – and perhaps spending a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. These past couple of years have again forced a reckoning between the fundamental human rights that American democracy should provide to everyone and the reality that we are falling far…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the holiday season kicking off, #GivingTuesday is just around the corner. A global movement, #GivingTuesday is a day focused on the two concepts of radical generosity: One, that the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the Biden administration tries to build support for new climate and energy policies, a set of studies offers some insights that could help them appeal to the widest audience.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last summer’s uprisings brought forth a slew of funder pledges to invest more in grassroots racial and climate justice organizations, for good reason: Grassroots groups generate the public energy and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among older industrialized cities, Milwaukee has made a concerted effort of planning and investing over the past two decades, especially in and around its downtown area. And Milwaukee has also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The collective racialized forces of over-policing (i.e., policy, planning, law enforcement/policing, and polity) Black physical mobility in the US has led to adverse social, political, economic, and health outcomes that…