This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cecilia Garcia recalls the first time she drove past churches in Phoenix, Arizona, and saw groups of asylum seekers being dropped off by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “People were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. School closures due to the nationwide lockdown in March 2020 meant that children were disengaged with formal education for a prolonged period. The resulting talks around e-education exposed India’s digital…
The world around us — and the way we give — is changing. Iara Peng, Founder of JustFund, and Afi Tengue, VP of Philanthropy and Impact at Giving Compass, discuss how tech platforms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 women donors may go down in history as having been the first class of women donors to drive massive political change in one election. According to data from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is often said that the opposite of poverty is not wealth but justice. Evidence shows that enabling access to justice has a disproportionate impact on a country’s economic development and on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this year, along with fellow Exponent Philanthropy staff, colleagues, and board members, I participated in a learning session on equity, inclusion, and diversity. Collectively, our eyes were opened, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After skyrocketing for decades, overall incarceration rates have finally been on a slow decline since 2008. But a closer look at the data reveals a major exception: women. From 2009 to 2018,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1990, the United States designated the month of November as Native American Heritage Month. This month is intended as a time to learn about and celebrate the rich and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Artificial intelligence is an increasingly prevalent part of our everyday lives. From live-updating, turn-by-turn driving directions to responsive voice-controlled digital assistants—all in the palms of our hands—we are constantly interacting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Too often, giving birth is dangerous, and the most common cause of maternal mortality – postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), or excessive bleeding after childbirth – is largely preventable. The clinical best practices to prevent and manage…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do we improve schools so that kids learn more? Philanthropists in the US have spent hundreds of millions of dollars promoting massive overhauls of the education system, often without improving test scores…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, United Nations leaders said that women continue to be underrepresented in key decision-making opportunities on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 on women…