Democracy

Polio is a disease that is easy to vaccinate against but difficult to treat. It has affected the livelihoods of more than 4,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in…

In the months after the advance federal Child Tax Credit cash payments ended in December 2021, low-income families with children struggled the most to afford enough food, research finds. The…

The ecological crisis requires urgent, coordinated, and impactful solutions on a level unprecedented in human history. Yet, philanthropy has often taken too narrow of a view of “scale” when it…

Americans want their electricity to be cheap, clean and reliable, but that trifecta is becoming more elusive, thanks to climate change. According to a 2021 report by the nonprofit research…

The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program invites you to join us for a special conversation with author and law professor Dorothy A. Brown to celebrate the launch of her new…

With towns and cities across the United States increasingly deluged by ferocious storms and rising sea levels, a group of disaster survivors has pleaded with the federal government to overhaul…

In the nonprofit world, there are subject matter experts, and there are leaders and organizations that connect and promote those experts. Independent Sector member Points of Light embodies both. Their civic engagement…

Mutual aid groups were a lifeline for many during the pandemic. In the face of near constant loss and uncertainty, neighbours and communities came together to create networks of food…

Riva Lehrer is no stranger to difficult times. Growing up with spina bifida in the 1950s and ’60s, Riva experienced a very ableist world where children with disabilities were often…