This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation released its latest findings today on who is managing the endowments of many of the nation’s largest philanthropies. The study revealed that,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When researchers at Cornell University set out to discover how many Americans have a close relative who has spent time in jail or prison, they were shocked to find that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Council on Foundations released a report about the impact community foundations can make in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report, in part a landscape analysis of how community foundations already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The removal of four obsolescent hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, expected in 2023 or 2024, should have been an occasion for celebration, recognizing an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is time to change the narrative around social infrastructure investments for families. We beg to differ with people like Senator Manchin. It is urgent that our country invest in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Further down the road, there will be an extended and passionate debate on when, how, and why humanity lost the opportunity to mitigate the expanding climate crisis. For now, it’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new app called TranZap aims to connect trans people with gender-affirming healthcare providers. The TranZap, the first of its kind in the area of healthcare technology, will collate shared…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Groups committed to diversity, justice, and equity work, like my own team at Philanthropy Together, know that this is not something we can solve overnight. Our internal and institutional racial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ensuring that young people are both prepared and motivated to be the next stewards of our democracy is a crucial and oft-ignored condition for an improved political system. To remake…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite the primacy of nation-states in diplomacy and at the UN podium, cities are on the frontlines of the challenges the SDGs address. With over 50% of the world’s population…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The environment and conservation are a top focus of time-limited philanthropic institutions, a report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers shows. Time-limited, or spend-down organisations, aim to complete their philanthropic projects within…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, is now present in virtually every country on earth. Each at different stages of the pandemic, there is a sense of foreboding…