This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Protester demands to “defund the police” following the May police killing of George Floyd seemed to gain traction at the start of the summer. City officials nationwide promised to slash police department…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many public health innovations lack pathways to reach vulnerable customer bases, even with significant last-mile efforts. Polio vaccine teams, for example, often can’t reach the most physically and politically isolated…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Business ownership is not equal across groups and communities. Nationally, Hispanic people make up 16 percent of the US adult population but constitute just 6 percent of business owners, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Marie Neba feared dying in federal prison. The 56-year-old had stage 4 cancer—and three children waiting for her at home. “Right now, I can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, philanthropy plays a large role in shaping education, with investments meant to impact and make a change for future generations. The racial divide, when it comes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As schools continue working to better engage girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, a number of STEM-focused foundations are partnering to form the Million Girls Moonshot initiative to hook one million…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although the UN General Assembly meetings began with bitter political sparring between countries such as the United States and China, many world leaders are taking this opportunity to sound the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 has been a moment. In a year filled with such grief, disappointment, uncertainty, and fear, leaders have pulled together to stand up for their communities, to provide a light…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the status of women and girls around the world has been improving, the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to undo years of advancements made in the fight for gender equity.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like many organizations in the women’s funding community, Women’s Funding Network had a robust year of working on the issues most important to women, including financial empowerment, collaborating with men…
Food insecurity is #Solvable. Khalid Bomba explains how we can better bring together parts of the supply chain to equip subsistence farmers to participate in a global economy, allowing them…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With every day in America bringing news of regressive political changes that will negatively impact women, it’s important for those who want to increase gender equality to explore different strategies for…