This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The link between work and wealth is being severed says Maureen Conway, executive director of the Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program. Rick Wartzman agrees. His new book, The End of Loyalty,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Romero’s personal brand of philanthropy is a mix of art and activism: Through a music and documentary-focused effort called The ISHues Project, he hopes to inspire others to make a difference,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently, water practitioners gathered in Stockholm for World Water Week. This is an annual meeting to discuss the world’s water issues, organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute. And if…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Wednesday afternoons, Toneshia Forshee picks up her son, a four-year-old who suffers from optic nerve hypoplasia and wears thick Coke-bottle glasses, from the early childhood education center he attends…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Four days after Hurricane Maria, Jennifer Lopez appeared at a press conference with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and announced she’d be contributing $1 million to the relief efforts. Her significant gesture matched the seven-figure gifts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading this week: U.S. school districts prepare for influx of Puerto Ricans Hurricane Maria brought catastrophic destruction and loss of life to Puerto Rico, and now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through November, has already seen two of the strongest storms on record, with hurricanes Irma and Harvey bringing extreme winds, torrential rain and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teenagers. We’ve all been one at one time or another, and we probably remember how fraught those years were. Growing up is risky, there’s no way around it. But why…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dan Loney spoke with Kate Hovde, senior advisor at the Center, about charitable giving after disasters on Knowledge@Wharton on Wharton Business Radio. Joining them were Una Osili, Professor of Economics…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the idea of universal free meals seems like a no-brainer, it wasn’t easy to achieve. Advocates needed to build political will for policy change, which was complicated by competing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hard on the heels of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Hurricane Maria caused catastrophic damage in the Caribbean, including in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands (USVI), and on the island nation of Dominica,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Almost immediately after the storm hit, multitudes of people headed to the city to help out. From individuals to businesses to large philanthropies, there were many groups in New Orleans…