This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Trump’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, immediately halting new applications and allowing renewals for just six more months, will have repercussions across the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This country’s planted thick with laws from coast to coast—man’s laws, not God’s—and if you cut them down . . . d’you really think you could stand upright in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The G20 is likely to issue a call to action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) this weekend. AMR is a threat to public health, and increasingly will retard economies. It is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some 20 million people around the world are victims of human trafficking, and nearly 70 percent of those are trapped in forced labor. The International Labour Organization reports that this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mexico on Monday withdrew its offer of aid to the United States to help victims of Hurricane Harvey, saying those resources are now needed at home as Mexico recovers from a separate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Money has never played a bigger role in our elections and brazen attempts to politicize and influence the courts are also growing—from repeals of public financing to unprecedented amounts of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. EPIP’s Chicago Chapter kicked off the 2017 programming year with an event devoted to “What is the role of philanthropy in social change?” At this meeting we defined 1) social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For those tuning in late, last week Pakistan’s Supreme Court disqualified Sharif over charges that he had failed to report income from a family-owned firm in the United Arab Emirates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, the tension between philanthropy as democratic threat and democratic expression runs as high as ever. It’s not surprising, then, that the democratization of philanthropy has become an increasingly prominent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We can now say that community foundations across the United States are officially international grantmakers. We’ve witnessed the emerging trend of US community foundations making global grants for several years.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Building community resilience is the process of strengthening capacities of individuals, communities, governments, and other social systems to manage natural disasters effectively in order to minimize losses, and “bounce back”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cocoa beans are the most important ingredient in chocolate, and without a consistent and ongoing supply of quality cocoa, chocolate products wouldn’t be possible. As the Supply Chain Director for…