Human Rights

Candid Blog | Learn why building grassroots organizations’ capacity is central to the Ms. Foundation’s mission, including the importance of funding women- and BIPOC-led nonprofits to drive impact in their communities.

Florida’s ban takes effect May 1 and the fate of Arizona’s abortion access is in the throes of legal, political and legislative battles.

In 2018, the Kresge Foundation launched the Climate Change, Health, and Equity (CCHE) initiative as a 5-year, $22 million commitment to accelerate action on climate change and climate-related inequities in health. Since…

As we commemorate Earth Day, it’s important to hear directly from leaders working on the frontlines of changing how we care for not just our physical environment, but life that…

It can be difficult to see the bright spots in this challenging year, but for those of us who work to engage college students in civic life, it has been…

Throughout our nation’s history, race and welfare have been linked in public discourse, with perceptions of race and poverty shaping who gets to benefit from social and economic policy and who…

The Erasure of Women and Girls Over the past two years, women and girls in Afghanistan have faced severe repression under Taliban rule. It seems that with each passing month,…

Researchers say the federal definition of first-generation students is too narrow, and excludes many students.

Adolescence is the prime time to help young women who’ve had repeated run-ins with the US juvenile justice system find a different path.

Lately, I have started to collect what I sometimes call “fairy tales” when I visit the areas where my organization, ChildFund, works with children and families who have fled their…

What looks like racial progress at many nonprofits can set up leaders of color to fail.

There is ample evidence that poor oral health plays a role in many chronic diseases.