This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s the quintessential narrative of the American Dream: finish school, find a good job, make a respectable salary and you’re all set for financial success. But for many Americans, this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The difference in food affordability and the factors leading to food disparities across the globe may come as a shock to most. The World Food Programme’s (WFP) Counting the Beans…
Nonprofits that work in disaster and crisis relief have a tough job. They have to be ready at a moment’s notice to help communities survive, rebuild and thrive in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Los Angeles County has launched Just in Reach (JIR), a new health-based housing program that will reduce jail recidivism and help end homelessness among people experiencing repeat jail stays. Over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, policymakers and practitioners have searched for program models that can increase employment rates and earnings for adults who are considered “hard to employ”: those with limited work experience,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in Agoura Hills, California, has announced fourteen third-quarter grants totaling $26 million. The grants will provide support in the areas of homelessness, substance abuse prevention, foster youth,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Let’s start by getting real here when it comes to social change. Real is the harm that the global economy has caused through centuries of extractive practices. Real are the challenges that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a scholar who has studied philanthropy after disasters, I’m hearing from friends and colleagues that the growing number of charities responding to these emergencies is making them unsure about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month Cornwall Live revealed the 17 neighbourhoods in the county which are among the 10% most deprived in the UK. People in Cornwall scrape by on less than £14,300…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gayathri hails from Kolar, a district in Karnataka over 60 km away from Bengaluru. She lost her father when she was a child and was raised by her mother. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The demands on rural community colleges often go beyond academics when it comes to keeping students from dropping out of an institution. Food, transportation, housing, health care, child care and broadband…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the Houston area in the last week of August, the disaster was met with an outpouring of relief efforts. ToolBank USA, a nonprofit that…