This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt gave a speech at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Disability, outlining her goals for the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development’s focus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We’ve written about what we call the “parks, cafes and a riverwalk” model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green spaces, mainly for high-income people. This vision of shiny residential…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a middle schooler growing up in the 1990s, I was one of many girls who had a goal of marrying Zac Hanson. I was driven by the desire to meet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Caroline Hill is a catalyst for equity and founder of the DC Equity Lab and co-founder of the Equity Design Collaborative—two emerging nodes in the education equity ecosystem. The DC Equity Lab invests…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sara Morris, President of The Beecher’s Foundation is an organizational leader in the for-profit and non-profit sectors, and a passion for food, kids, education, and community. Prior to joining the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Education officials have allowed many of New York City’s homeless students to miss large swaths of school without required intervention from city personnel, according to a scathing audit issued Thursday…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a growing recognition that, for people and neighborhoods to be healthy and successful, different sectors must work together and that investments in one sector can bring dividends in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s no such thing as the U.S. criminal justice system. There are, instead, thousands of counties across the country, each with their own systems, made up of a diffuse network…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A typical cocoa farmer works on a plot of not more than 3.5 hectares and uses income gained from cocoa to support between six and eight family members. A recent study showed…
Growing up I was surrounded by instability, poverty and a family that had significant substance abuse struggles—from this lived experience I knew I wanted to give back and better the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, NPQ reported that three major foundations—Ford, Open Society, and Rockefeller—pledged $5 million to Puerto Rico to “guide a sustainable and equitable recovery effort” after last September’s Hurricane Maria. In another recent article in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Food Tank’s Inaugural Seattle Summit is just a couple of weeks away, and we’re excited to connect and collaborate with our members and member organizations in the Pacific Northwest. The…