This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With students across California returning to classrooms earlier this autumn, it’s become undeniable that the ongoing pandemic is exacerbating systemic issues that long pre-date Covid-19. As in many similar districts,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was, says Renee King, the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. While attending a conference for aspiring Black tech entrepreneurs in 2019, she listened as a white “angel”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Climate Resilience Justice Fund, backed by funders including Porticus, Oak, Bosch, and Ikea Foundations, has called for at least $1 billion in philanthropic funding to address the injustice already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In his 2000 book “The America We Deserve,” future President Donald J. Trump argued that “we don’t have too many people in prison. Quite the contrary.” Trump added, “The next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In May 2018, I was named the 2019 Kentucky Elementary Teacher of the Year and was offered an opportunity to take a semester-long sabbatical working with the Kentucky Department of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Sauer Family Foundation invests in strengthening the well-being of children so they thrive in their families and communities in Minnesota. After the events at George Floyd Square unfolded not far from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers have developed a breast cancer risk model that could help close a critical gap in identifying the cancer earlier in Black women. In the United States, Black women are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Exponent Philanthropy is proud to launch, Mind the Gap: Exploring the Role of Diversity and Racial Equity in Leanly Staffed Foundations – 2021 Edition. This publication shares our research on leanly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Drs. Beti Thompson and Nancy E. Davidson explain the severe gap between breast outcomes for black women and white women. • What is the role of donors to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) leaders of environmental and climate nonprofits experienced a surge in support from US foundations in response to COVID-19 and the murder of George Floyd. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The most recent global energy shock is highlighting how important, and how hard, a well-managed transition to net-zero will be. While company engagement on climate change is rapidly evolving, new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part two in a three part series. Read part one. In recent years, there has been a growing push for nonprofits to move to a participatory feedback model. But what…