This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The new Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) report, Overlooked (Part Two): Foundation Support for Native American Leaders and Communities, sheds further light on the experiences of Native American nonprofit leaders when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to addressing racial inequity, a national crisis can inspire public and private investment like nothing else. At the recent Freedman’s Bank Forum in Washington, DC, Vice President…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Aligning an organization internally means ensuring that its mission and priorities are reflected in its leadership and governance values. First and foremost, consistency is desirable in any organization. Second, staff…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Elections — particularly Presidential Elections — are big in America. You can feel the rhythm of the season, as political yard signs go up, TV commercials become political ads, and phone…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I have spent more than six years working in the technology space as a user-experience researcher and designer. As an immigrant, Muslim-identifying, Iranian-Canadian woman, it didn’t take long to notice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Achieving deeper racial equity in communities across the country requires taking on existing power structures and working to change the systems that sustain racism. A new set of place-based initiatives is working…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thousands of families were forced from their homes due to the recent Colorado wildfires. They add to the growing number of people—21.5 million since 2010—displaced by extreme weather. In the coming decades…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is not just an environmental crisis but a human crisis. It is an umbrella issue that will impact every facet of society and exacerbate existing problems like inequality…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1961, the civil rights movement in the American South was gasping for breath. Sit-ins and Freedom Rides had awakened America’s conscience, but a coordinated, financially-secure plan for a sustained…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As COVID-19 rampages through vulnerable minority populations with tragic consequences, and protests for racial justice surge among a similar demographic, city climate planners see a renewed focus on climate justice.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is part one of three in a CEP blog series in which leaders from eight foundations shared — in their own words — the most important changes they have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company, partnered with FSG in spring 2019 in developing its U.S. corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy. We didn’t go into this exercise assuming we would center…