This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. WDN members participated in a webinar series, Moving Toward Reproductive Freedom, discussing the reproductive justice movement. In this two-part series, WDN’s Reproductive Health Circle learned about the history of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tony Franklin was fresh off a 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer. As he walked into court to see his probation officer he was “down and out,” he…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Keren Landman describes the deficit of care available for transgender individuals and how Isabel Lowell is working to make trans-friendly primary care a reality across the country. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s no longer news that for many kids in our most stressed communities, life can resemble that of a soldier on the battlefield—down to the post-traumatic physiological impact. It’s now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The last few years have seen too many tragic confrontations between police and minority communities. Learn how Apollo co-founder Josh Harris is helping to heal the divide in one city…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For some women, enrolling in an engineering course is like running a psychological gauntlet. If they dodge overt problems like sexual harassment, sexist jokes, or poor treatment from professors, they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Let me dispel a common myth: no, Christianity did not bring the idea of charity to the Western world. The concept of charity and concern for the poor was already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A few weeks ago, we led a well-received session at the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy national conference that focused on how funders can incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Unidentified dyslexia is more common than one might think. The prevalence numbers vary, but research tells us that there are too many unidentified and quietly struggling dyslexic students in our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. NaTakallam provides an income for refugees struggling to find work and connections after being displaced from their home country. Every time she speaks at a conference, the humanitarian-worker-turned-entrepreneur Aline Sara…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the most important aspects of much of women’s philanthropy is its inclusiveness — the belief that there is always room for one more at the table in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Commencement Address by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF Washington College – Chestertown, Maryland It is an intriguing question – What comes next? I imagine that from the time…