This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just over two weeks before she died of complications from COVID-19 in December 2020, Dr. Susan G. Moore recorded a smartphone video from her bed in an Indiana hospital. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Oftentimes phrases such as “racial equity journey” and “doing the work” are paired together in conversations devoted to issues of equity. But what exactly does the journey look like? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Focus our processes on learning and improvement. Many foundations ask grantees and prospective grantees to jump through hoops that take up too much of their precious time, are out of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. City Lab published a report ranking the least livable cities for Black women. In addition to Pittsburgh, the top five were Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Augusta. Such largely Midwest areas once…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, environmental giving comprises just 3% of total philanthropy (Giving USA). And it’s been stuck at this paltry amount of total charitable giving for more than a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s well-established that Black and Latinx workers who lose their jobs are less likely to access Unemployment Insurance benefits than their White peers. And it’s clear this disparity means hardship at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than six years after Cleveland police fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he played with a toy gun in a park, sparking national outrage and calls for change, the city is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In April, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether states can require charities to confidentially disclose their donors to regulators (Americans for Prosperity v. Becerra and Thomas More Law…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The violence facing Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the U.S., though not new, has recently gained headlines and celebrity attention. According to NYPD data, New York City alone saw…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofits, as well as businesses, universities, and governmental entities, are deeply intertwined with the communities we serve. No action we take is in isolation. Even seemingly “neutral” actions can perpetuate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For 30 years, residents of Centerville, Illinois, have been forced to live with pools of their own feces. Nearly every time it rains in the town, where 96 percent of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Stare straight ahead. Walk with purpose. Don’t engage. “Ni hao, beautiful.” Go away. Go away. Go away. “Hey! I said, ‘Ni hao!’” Now he’s following me. “Hello! I’m talking to…