This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Democrats generally seem happy with their large field of potential presidential candidates, but some grumblings have been heard alleging that the women in the race are being held to a higher…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the pandemic hit, everyone panicked, and nonprofits weren’t immune. Organizations like mine, Teen Cancer America (TCA), relied significantly on large in-person fundraising events and activities to support our work, and when…
Recently Fund the People’s Rusty Stahl had the opportunity to be in dialogue about “talent justice” with Dr. Judy Lubin, head of the Center for Urban and Racial Equity (and lead researcher…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. economy faces a mobility crisis. After decades of rising inequality, stagnating wages, and a shrinking middle class, many American workers find it harder and harder to get ahead.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The economies of many Asian countries grew through manufacturing low cost products for the rest of the world, which enabled millions of their citizens to step out of abject poverty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Union construction jobs are not just good jobs, they are great jobs. They have a relatively low entry barrier and offer world-class training, great pay, and benefits that allow members…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The promise of opportunity—and with it, economic and social mobility—is a central tenet of the American Dream. In his inaugural address, President Biden described a set of “common objects we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The coronavirus pandemic and resulting sharp recession put a glaring spotlight on the importance of data disaggregation. During the early stages of the pandemic, most states were not reporting coronavirus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In November 2012, an article in The Telegraph reported that a flagship UK government welfare-to-work scheme was “worse than doing nothing.” In May 2016, the Independent splashed another headline to make the government wince: “Watchdog…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, age segregation is prevalent in national service, just as it is in housing, higher education, and community programs, and it limits opportunities for transformational social change we can ill…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Untapped Philanthropy we spend a lot of time analyzing the Tech for Good industry, the funder experience, and exploring how funders can democratize philanthropy in order to build a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As of April 2020, the United States had regained 96.7 percent of the employment that it had in April 2019—some 5.2 million jobs shy of 100%—and rural America had regained…