This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There was great excitement this month when Melinda Gates announced she would spend $1 billion over the next ten years to help close the gender gap. The announcement refocused attention…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Right now — in a moment that none of us could have predicted, yet should not be surprised by — a lot is being asked of philanthropy. The world needs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has now taken the pole position; it will be the new reference point for the evolution of public schooling, and changes as a result of COVID-19 will be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone but particularly the Latinx community. Despite being hit the hardest during the COVID-19 pandemic, the community continues to demonstrate resilience. The following…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last several years, education policymakers and school leaders have worked to rein in excessively punitive school discipline practices. Motivated by concerns about disproportionality in discipline rates and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although more and more organizations are taking steps toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, people of color continue to consistently report feeling undervalued, unsafe, and exhausted from navigating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 is hard on women because the U.S. economy is hard on women, and this virus excels at taking existing tensions and ratcheting them up. Millions of women were already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many nonprofits in India are using technology to solve their problems. From basic and easily accessible tools to sophisticated tracking and analytics software, these solutions are helping organisations try innovative approaches to old problems.…
Journalists, civic organizations, policymakers, and technology executives are rightly focused on protecting the integrity of the elections. With so much at stake, concerns about disinformation, voter intimidation, and the voting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a woman of color, evaluator, and nonprofit leader for more than ten years, I am encouraged to see a growing number of foundations and nonprofits embrace efforts to advance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After serving as Entrepreneur-in-Residence for most of 2019, Jim Shelton joined Blue Meridian Partners as our Chief Investment and Impact Officer. In this role, he leads the evolution of Blue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public school enrollment is dropping in both large and small districts, NPR reports, with enrollment at the kindergarten level down an average of 16%. The trend is consistent across low-income, affluent,…