This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 23rd Conference of the Parties, better known as COP23, is underway in the city of Bonn in Germany. Over the next two weeks, 23,000 delegates and 500 nongovernmental organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As congressional leaders move to score fast political wins by passing tax-code changes this year, foundation leaders nationwide must do all we can to let policy makers know about the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. November 7th marked the first round of state and local elections of the Trump era, and Democrats showed their eagerness to shake off their 2016 hangover. The party’s candidates —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the markup of the House Republican tax reform bill, H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, in full swing, the Joint Committee on Taxation released a memorandum yesterday…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A Republican lawmaker and Democratic-aligned teachers unions are reaching across the partisan divide to combat bullying in schools. New York Congressman Dan Donovan unveiled a bill last week that would…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The “Yes Means Yes” bill was a big deal when Jerry Brown, the governor of California, signed it into law in 2014. Essentially, it requires all parties to get consent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid a global refugee crisis that’s seen more than 22.5 million people flee countries like Syria and South Sudan because of civil war and famine, southern Bangladesh is poised to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy doesn’t generally get a ton of coverage on radio or television. Unfortunately, even when you combine the very sexy topic of tax policy with philanthropy, the results aren’t much better. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Trying to get global consensus on anything is nearly impossible. But in collaboration with a dynamic cohort of individuals and organizations, we’ve managed to develop a new manifesto with respect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres moves to make good on a decades-old commitment of gender parity, some U.N. observers and staff representatives are questioning the way the potentially transformative, system-wide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The highly emotive gender issue relating to the negative effects on the education of the girl child due to menstruation has captured the attention of the world. In an environment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The World Food Programme, one of the first humanitarian organizations to explore the use of unmanned aerial vehicles back in 2007, hasn’t officially deployed any UAVs in responses this year.…