This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rumors are swirling that mortgage interest deduction reform is “on the table” for the White House and House Republicans. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? In order…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Uganda hosts more than 500,000 refugees, making it the third-largest host country in Africa (after Ethiopia and Kenya). Its refugees come from a wide variety of unsettled neighboring countries, including…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The tech startup launched in 2015 to connect households and businesses with professional cleaners and improve working conditions for Mexico’s domestic workers. Aliada offers workers using its site above-market wages…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Americares has deployed emergency response experts to assist in relief efforts for areas in the path of Hurricane Irma. Among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, Irma is currently…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wyatt is thrilled to be partnering with SYC to support their ‘Sticking Together’ Project through 2017/2018. SYC, a national not-for-profit organisation providing employment, training and youth services, developed ‘Sticking Together’ as a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It has been heartening to see our Mission Continues family rally together to help us in Houston during Hurricane Harvey. As we have worked with Houston communities for years, it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The wages and earnings of low-income workers have been stagnant or declining in real terms for approximately 35 years. Nationwide, the labor market-driven growth of the low-wage workforce has become…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite significant efforts by reform-minded government and nonprofits, roughly one in seven DC residents have criminal records that may preclude them from finding jobs. Local ban-the-box legislation, which allows employers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. My Brother’s Keeper, a White House initiative that later spun off into a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit known as the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, or MBK, will merge with the Obama…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The data presented in the source article below include all grants of $10,000 or more reported by 1,000 of the largest U.S. foundations. The dataset accounts for approximately half of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A hurricane of this magnitude wipes out entire communities. Coastal Texas will be in real need not just for days or weeks, but for months and even years. So if…
Disaster philanthropy is at a critical juncture. Around the world, disasters are increasing in frequency and severity, predominantly due to climate change, and their economic and social impact is predicted to…