This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During a presidential election debate on Oct. 22, 2020, former President Donald Trump railed against Democratic proposals to retrofit homes. “They want to take buildings down because they want to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofit leaders play a critical role in tackling the opportunity gap. The events of the past year highlighted the acute need to provide resources to support the private sector in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Justice and Mobility Fund is another funder that threw its weight behind the Clean Slate initiative last year, along with Arnold and the Ballmer Group. ‘Ultimately, Clean Slate Initiative’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In late December 2020, amidst a tumultuous US presidential transition and raging COVID-19 pandemic, the US House and Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, an annual constitutional obligation that funds the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the pandemic hit last March and sent food supply chains into a tailspin, many American farmers found themselves peering into a chasm of unknowns. Who would buy microgreens intended…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With 258 million children out of school and 617 million children and adolescents in school but not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and math, we are rapidly running out…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part Two of a two-part series. Read Part One. Youth unemployment rates, which have steadily increased over the past decade, indicate that work has become increasingly difficult to come by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April. Four years earlier, the renowned activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead in her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores how workforce development organizations build quality work-based learning opportunities for youth and young adults. Unpacking the Work of Work-Based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ngo Sinoun recalls the gruelling time spent working in a garment factory. With four young children to provide for, the 37-year-old was forced to battle through ailing health to work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Evidence of a crisis in local news is everywhere in this country, mostly in the negative space left by shrinking and closing local outlets. One in five local papers has closed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Green bonds are used by governments, banks, municipalities or corporations to raise cash for new or existing projects that are meant to have positive environmental and climate impacts. Bonds can cover energy, water management, building construction, water, land use and transport. Projects might be specifically aimed…