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RPA’s Shifting Systems Initiative has published a new report, Courage to Transform: Funding Systems Change for Lasting Impact, which distills key findings from an event at the Skoll World Forum 2023. The event, hosted by the Shifting Systems Initiative, featured a panel of experts followed by…

Norvell: Modernization and capacity management at state agencies could be first step in easing parents’ challenges.

Despite the best of intentions, the social sector struggles to gauge its true impact on the most pressing social problems.

The most recent round of data released by the United States Bureau of the Census offers population, race and housing information on levels that reach from state to block levels.…

In the U.S., underrepresented ethnic groups make up 40% of the population but only 12.5% of board directors. Black directors make up just 4% and Black women make up just…

Older adults want more input in the technology related to their care, including companion robots and location trackers, two papers find.

Women’s philanthropic leadership is on the rise around the globe! I had the honor to appear with my friends and colleagues as part of Empatthy’s virtual conference, “Boosting Women’s Philanthropy…

A scholar who has studied imprisonment explains why the promise of sentence reductions in return for organ donation raises ethical issues about whether inmates can ever consent freely.

Grant applications are an important touchpoint for nonprofits and grantmakers alike. Recently, Blackbaud has been taking a hard look at the modern grantee experience for those who use our portal…

Efforts to curb bullying of kids with disabilities should not take a one-size-fits-all approach, researchers say.

Learn how Zilber Family Foundation is seeking out and using grantee feedback to inform and refine its processes and knock down traditional power imbalances.