This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From increased attention on incidents of sexual harassment and assault, to calls for equal pay and representation in leadership roles, to policies affecting reproductive rights, women’s and girls’ causes continue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Starting a nonprofit is a noble and brave idea. However, people often begin the process without fully understanding what they are getting themselves into. Good intentions aren’t enough to keep…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We need new processes to unlock the potential of multisector coordination. Over the past several years, our organizations, One Earth Future and Partnerships for Social Change, have been working with UN agencies and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The child care industry in the United States is facing a crisis on two fronts. In the short term, the coronavirus pandemic and the recession it caused leaves child care…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy possesses a checkered history. It is simultaneously responsible for developing some of our country’s greatest public resources while also leaving marginalized communities in the dark. At its worst, philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The report Opportunities for Ocean-Climate Action in the United States provides a first-ever quantification of the potential for ocean-based climate solutions in the United States. This report provides independent, non-partisan analysis to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Data processing is currently in the spotlight with the US Census Bureau director’s recent announcement that routine “processing anomalies” will likely delay delivering state counts to the president well after the December…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three days after George Floyd’s murder, Twin Cities artists Cadex Herrera, Xena Goldman, and Greta McLain created a now-iconic mural on the side wall of Cup Foods at 38th Street and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the months roll by, the pandemic continues to hit Indigenous nations hard. But this phenomenon is not new. Epidemics have been part of colonialism since settlers arrived. Health inequities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The nation is experiencing a major housing shortage coupled with a crisis of housing affordability. “New housing supply is not keeping pace with rising demand,” warns Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President-elect Biden and vice president–elect Harris have already announced that combating violence and supporting survivors of intimate partner violence will be a priority for their administration. Practitioners and researchers agree it is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past four years, clean energy sectors like solar have managed to outpace and outperform cynics and optimists alike, as well as the U.S. economy as a whole. Even…