This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. NPQ has written before about the Invisible Institute, one of a new wave of specialized journalism sites whose missions are ever more clearly a core element of an active civil…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. OK, everyone, we need to have a talk. Due to the current political climate, I’ve been noticing that many of us have been more curt and on attack-mode lately. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Advocacy is complex, non-linear, and opportunistic, making evaluating it challenging—though not impossible. In this webinar, Arabella Advisors discusses how to account for advocacy’s dynamic complexity in designing and executing evaluations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Out of necessity, organized resistance to the Trump administration’s authoritarian and hyper-violent policy agenda is growing rapidly, both domestically and internationally. Within this context, it is important for those of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We instinctively want to shield children from life’s harsh realities, especially today when we live in a time of increased negativity and uncertainty. I think if I could wrap my…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the reinstitution of a federal program that allows local police officers to seize personal property without so much as a criminal charge. The program is intended…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A few years ago, Seattle decided to increase its minimum wage from $9.47 to $15 per hour. Worker unions and activists applauded the move, and hoped to leverage the momentum on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. China, the world’s rising superpower, is experiencing an explosion of faith. The decades of anti-religious campaigns that followed the 1949 communist takeover are giving way to a spiritual transformation—and among…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In June, President Trump announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate accord. Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is a wise decision. Compliance would impose significant costs on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The federal government provides a wide range of subsidies to boost the production and consumption of biofuels. Over several decades, Congress has enacted special tax breaks, direct grants, government-backed loans…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As family philanthropists, it’s difficult to read headlines about abuses at wasteful, extravagant nonprofits without feeling the urge to look suspiciously at the expenses of groups that seek our support.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ever since the rise of the Occupy Wall Street movement in September 2011, intellectuals and politicians have sought to blame rising income inequality for a host of economic, social, and…