This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As global citizens and as social entrepreneurs, we know that each time a human crosses a national border, it brightens our future in the same way that the stars brighten…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mercantile Bank General Manager Joshua Burshtein visited Achim’s Bizmax Jerusalem Hub, where he was duly impressed by Achim Global’s activities to promote the haredi economy. The visit comes following the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s an organization that’s been quietly running boot camps for young disadvantaged people in NSW and Victoria. It’s an intensive in-school course focusing on job readiness and enterprise skills. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students need more than a pen and paper to craft an essay or solve a math problem. They also need a desk that physically support their education and creativity. Many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our medical systems are broken. Doctors are capable of extraordinary (and expensive) treatments, but they are losing their core focus: actually treating people. Doctor and writer Atul Gawande suggests we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers at Fred Hutch and around the world are zooming in on a specific group of patients who could benefit from a leukemia drug, called gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg), that was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a second generation family member, former entrepreneur, and the professional head of our family’s philanthropic umbrella, I oversee both our established portfolio of grants as well as our growing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sixty-five million people were displaced from their homes by conflict and disaster in 2016. It’s not just a crisis; it’s a test of who we are and what we stand…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cancer is a very clever, adaptable disease. To defeat it, says medical researcher and educator Paula Hammond, we need a new and powerful mode of attack. With her colleagues at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The growth of nonprofit investigative journalism is challenging the way the field looks at impact. For-profit outlets have traditionally drawn a fine line between rigorous reporting and seeking specific outcomes.…
Eugene Cho delivers a compelling talk at TEDxHanRiver about the essence and beauty of philanthropy. The root meaning of philanthropy contends Cho, is to become lovers of humanity. “We don’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As part of our “Americans in the UN” project to share the stories of Americans who work for the United Nations, we talked to Eric Husketh, who grew up in…