This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About Susan Issue area: Community organizing; civic engagement Geographic focus: United States Giving vehicle: Susan Sandler Fund, Sandler Foundation Years in philanthropy: 30 Time spent on philanthropy (weekly): Currently…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this year, NPQ featured an article that reviewed a report by the nonprofit Transform Finance on grassroots community engaged investment—impact investing that builds community power while raising capital for BIPOC-owned businesses. Vann, quoted above, is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. RAND Corp. researchers estimate 321,000 undocumented and asylum-seeking children enrolled in the nation’s public schools between late 2016 and 2019, just ahead of the more recent and dramatic uptick in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has been devastating for many neighborhood businesses, with shutdowns, capacity limitations, and ongoing health fears chipping away at revenue. Nationwide, the pandemic is estimated to have shuttered 200,000…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The World Health Organization recommended its first malaria vaccine for children on Oct. 6, 2021 – a breakthrough hailed by the U.N. agency as a “historic moment.” Approval of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. s the nation’s Latino student population continues to grow, a nonprofit advocacy group this week called for a commitment to increasing the numbers of Latino teachers and administrators in the nation’s schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Being outdoors not only offers physical and mental benefits, but it is a space where humans can enjoy recreating regardless of their physical ability, religious belief, gender preference, or ethnic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just east of the Kenai Peninsula in south central Alaska sits Prince William Sound: an inlet full of tidewater glaciers spanning 3,800 miles of coastline and flanked by the jagged…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Inequality is writ large in our economies. Not only are the top one percent capturing greater wealth than the bottom 50 percent of the population, there appears to be significant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. That colleges have suffered big drops in enrollment isn’t news, but a closer look shows that the decline is worst among a part of the population that once made up…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funding for climate action still sits at less than two percent of all philanthropic funding, ClimateWorks’ annual funding trends report has found. In 2020, ClimateWorks estimates that giving for climate change mitigation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers live at the intersection of forced global migration, racism, displacement from their countries, violence and civil war, and climate change. LGBTQ Black migrants face…