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Any person at a leanly staffed foundation, no matter their role, can embrace Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy (CLIP). In this special podcast episode, Exponent Philanthropy CEO Paul D. Daugherty and senior…

As a Black foundation leader, shifting resources and power to organizations of color is not just personal: it’s strategic. For decades, these grassroots organizations have been sustaining democracy, advancing racial…

What contaminated applesauce pouches reveal about how lead exposure actually happens.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic started to spread in the US, many immigrant families were reluctant to access safety net programs, including housing assistance. Fears around the expansion of both the public charge…

Many states exclude license-exempt home-based child care providers from the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which can leave millions of children in need vulnerable to increased food insecurity.

From early ed to higher ed, solutions for alleviating the climate crisis rest with students, educators, school systems, said speakers at the Aspen Ideas: Climate conference in Miami.

Improving the world through disruptive innovation.

Collaboration and partnership are the cornerstones to accomplishing meaningful impact on pressing social issues. But both are difficult to come by due to the inherent power imbalance that exists in…

When a philanthropist seeks a cause to support, sometimes the need is easy to identify—for example, a family member becomes ill, and the family’s wealth is directed toward a cure.…

Updated data visualizations illustrate the scale of — and disparities within — mass incarceration.

READ THE TRANSCRIPT Dr. Akilah Watkins is President and CEO of Independent Sector, one of the national organizations that pulls together our sector and represents it in Washington. Dr. Watkins has been on a national listening tour of the nonprofit sector since she took on this leadership role in…