The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program invites you to join us for a special conversation with author and law professor Dorothy A. Brown to celebrate the launch of her new…
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Research shows that more diverse organizations are more innovative, more profitable and have greater employee engagement than those that lack diversity. When you get individuals of different races, ethnicities, genders, ages, religions and physical abilities…
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Click here for more.What does it mean to create a truly supportive, equity-centered, and inclusive culture in the workplace—one where all individuals, and particularly Black women, thrive? Black Women Thriving, a new study of Black…
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Kathleen Enright, the CEO of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) wrote this thought-provoking article. Here’s an excerpt: “[The] work to define effectiveness has typically come from white organizations – prominent consulting firms, think…
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Although our extant knowledge of long COVID-19 remains limited, as more data becomes available some patterns are beginning to emerge that can help provide some perspective on the road ahead.…
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At Sanctuary Farms on Detroit’s East Side, Jøn Kent and a team of volunteers use cardboard and paper bags to starve invasive weedy plants instead of using herbicides; they plant marigolds and…
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The number of staff and people in leadership positions at U.S. foundations who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) continues to increase, an annual survey conducted by…
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This Q&A is part of a series highlighting the 2022 Black Women Give List honorees. Carol Goss made a career of advocating for children and families disproportionately affected by inequitable…
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As many of my superintendent and teacher colleagues can surely relate to, the last school year was the most challenging of my 23-year career. Our profession struggled to recover from…
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In philanthropy, we often talk about local leaders and groups knowing their communities best. Too rarely, however, does our giving actually reflect that sentiment. Grantees tell us our support is frequently too…
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Maternal health is drastically affected by systemic racism, not just in the United States but all around the world. In Brazil, data from the Ministry of Health indicates that while maternal mortality…
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Over the years, most of us have been taught the ‘golden rule’: do to others what you want them to do to you. But this needs to be challenged. Last…