This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. U.S. newsrooms are very white. So are the critics and the journalists that cover them. The Objective was founded, this year, for a specific reason: To provide reporting, first-person commentary, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nine out of 10 people in dozens of poor nations could miss out on getting vaccinated against Covid-19 next year because rich countries have hoarded far more doses than they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A majority of foundations report making changes to better support racial equity and communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, a report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds. Based on survey…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part One in a four-part series about the Georgia Systemic Change Alliance. Read Parts Two, Three, and Four. Faith, business, government, nonprofit, and philanthropy leaders in Georgia are hoping a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, the UN Refugee Agency has provided more than 3,140 pregnant women and girls in Kenya’s Kakuma camp and Kalobeyei settlement with uninterrupted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the months roll by, the pandemic continues to hit Indigenous nations hard. But this phenomenon is not new. Epidemics have been part of colonialism since settlers arrived. Health inequities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the wake of the crises of 2020, the philanthropic community has been reaching deeper to become more strategic and more effective. To find out what skills and practices some…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Anchorage School District must stop pressuring families and students to return to school during a pandemic. I am currently a senior and have always dreamt of the day I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The potential for philanthropy to help shape the future of the American system of education has never been greater. Change is happening. But there is no guarantee that this change…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s no coincidence that all four of this year’s finalists for the prestigious Global Citizen Prize for World Leader also happen to be women. While women only lead 21 countries worldwide and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Oregon became the first state in the United States to decriminalize the possession of all drugs on Nov. 3, 2020. Measure 110, a ballot initiative funded by the Drug Policy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In our most recent report, On the Frontlines, which examines how nonprofit leaders of color are faring in the wake of the pandemic, the usual concerns about not being treated fairly…