This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s a simple reason that most professionals in the Swedish healthcare system have never even seen tetanus, other than in academic literature: the vaccine. Tetanus is among the worst diseases…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Both land and affordable housing are becoming scarcer in New York City, with skyrocketing rents and, subsequently, a steadily increasing population of people who are homeless. But a new project aims to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Need an extra boost of inspiration? Starbucks is at your service. Just in time for Giving Tuesday, the Starbucks Foundation announced the 27 winners of its “Upstanders” challenge, awarding $25,000…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Q&A with Nancy Astor Fox, Director of Development, JEVS Human Services. What inspired you to become a #GivingTuesday community campaign leader? “As someone who has has worked for 20 +…
“Nendo”, a Japanese design firm, was commissioned by a hardware supplier, “Sugita-Ace”, to create a series of kits with the purpose of improving the emergency preparedness in the aftermath of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “New Orleans is a better city since Hurricane Katrina.” High school students from 12 public charter, private, and parochial schools across New Orleans considered the statement, then generally shared reservations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past few weeks, leaders from government, business, private philanthropies, and foundations gathered in Europe and Africa to address the fact that nearly every country in the world is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As another Thanksgiving Passes, it is difficult to think about the families who struggle to afford food. According to the 2016 Food Security Survey, 12.3% of households (or 15.6 million)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. J.P. Morgan has committed $2 million to support Chicago’s small businesses. The capital is part of a planned $40 million package to drive economic growth in Chicago’s distressed South and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Johan Mooij expects food supplies in Yemen’s capital of Sana to run out in about six weeks. Mooij is the Yemen country director for CARE, one of several dozen humanitarian…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Robotics are beginning to transform a broad spectrum of industries. But what’s far more exciting is the potential for robotics and AI to drive innovation that alleviates human suffering of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A cyclone could wash away some of the world’s largest refugee camps, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis that has displaced 620,000 Rohingya Muslims over the past three months, International…