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Too-big helmets, gloves, safety harnesses and vests are a perennial issue for women at job sites, creating safety concerns and barriers to their work in the industry.

I joined Omidyar Network six years ago in large part because I was fed up with the grantee/funder model. Time and time again I saw nonprofits drift from their vision…

No city can go it alone — nor should they have to. As U.S. cities work to meet the diverse needs of their communities while coping with strained budgets, local…

The needs of pregnant and postpartum people are often forgotten in climate disasters. A team of nurses, midwives and a mental health provider in Hawaii have mobilized to help.

Wildfires and agriculture and farming emissions may be the top sources of air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia, research finds.

Last week, my colleague Andrew Craig and I represented RBC at the Canadian Environmental Grantmakers’ Network (CEGN) annual conference in (still) snowcapped Banff, Alberta. The conference brings together philanthropic foundations that are helping propel…

On an overcast Saturday in Seattle, a group of volunteers combs a small section of the beach at Golden Gardens Park for trash. With 5-gallon buckets in hand, they slowly…

Nonprofits and for-profit businesses alike have an obligation to listen to what this generation has to say. Doing so can impact the future workforce and overall economy.

Support for local journalism is vital. But there is a similar need for philanthropy to invest in creating the journalism ecosystem that national social movements need.

Homeownership is considered the American dream, but for millions of people who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC), the reality of the US housing system is more of…

When the coronavirus began sweeping Alabama, infections surged in the state’s rural Black Belt, a region originally named for the color of its fertile soil that’s now known for its…

The coronavirus pandemic hit public transport hard. Global ridership tanked initially by as much as 80 percent, and transit was still at around just 20 percent of pre-pandemic ridership at the end…