This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mary hung up the phone, stunned by the news that her nonprofit’s largest funder was dramatically reducing funding because of a change in giving focus. This funder’s annual gift, which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LEWISTON, Me. — She is 17 years old, has an alarming itch “down there” and has come to the family planning clinic because she doesn’t know where else to go.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is always someone who is in dire need of assistance. Helping them enables us to connect with other human beings and to rediscover the good in humanity. Charity benefits not only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2010 the Road Map Project set out to double the number of students in South Seattle and South King County on track to finish college or earn a career…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How Harlem Children’s Zone built trust in a community before it built a school. Geoffrey Canada is one of the most highly acclaimed nonprofit leaders in the nation. Fortune Magazine once…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our top policy priority is investing in pathways out of poverty for all opportunity youth. The transition to adulthood is a critical inflection point. It is a time when young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Carlos Cruz, President and co-founder of Cauce Ciudadano in Mexico, grew up on mean streets and eventually, out of pain, found resilience and transformation. As an agent of change, he…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two conversations about immigration are fresh in the American political conscience of today. The first: the Syrian refugee crisis, which has led to an influx of Syrian migrants throughout the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Slavery persists in homes across America. There are few subjects more painful than slavery. The word itself conjures images of the most shameful and ugly parts of humanity and our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, violence and mass incarceration are deeply entwined, though evidence shows that both can decrease at the same time. A new vision is needed to meaningfully address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was just after school got out, on one of those blinding, bright days in Phoenix, when 10-year-old Angel Marin learned that his mom was gone. He was walking home…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading (and watching) this week: A Cry for Hope: Stories of Homeless Youth: With a new 100 Day Challenge kicking off in Baltimore, MD, it’s a perfect…