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While derision and mockery permeate airwaves and social media feeds, satire holds the key to creating a more informed, engaged electorate.

Students all over Arizona are suspended for not showing up to class, whether it’s because they arrive late, leave campus midday or fail to make it at all, an investigation…

A beginner’s mind means approaching experiences and situations as if you are encountering them for the first time, without any preconceived notions or judgments. The term is used in Zen…

Partnering with other stakeholders is essential to achieving effective and impactful change in today’s philanthropic landscape. Partnerships help donors amplify their impact by leveraging the expertise and resources of other…

In this chapter we will discuss the unique challenges and options that confront philanthropic couples, multigenerational families and young inheritors of wealth in dealing with ancestral values and legacy. We…

Embarking on a journey of systems change is like discovering the hidden pathways that unlock the potential for profound and lasting impact. Many donors engage with complex, interwoven challenges like…

Twenty-two months after much of the country shut down at the start of the COVID-19 crisis, renters remain disproportionately affected by the economic fallout. Even before the pandemic, many renters…

A good talent management strategy and how investing in learning and development helps nonprofit organizations fill their leadership pipeline.

A new chapter in digital technology is emerging that operates very differently from the previous generation of digital tech like email and social media that made life faster—but not necessarily…

Diabetes requires continuous care. (Photo by T. Barbhuiya, Unsplash) Past studies have shown that rural Americans are more likely to develo…

In recent years, the philanthropic landscape has evolved in response to issues of equity and justice. Consequently, many donor families seek guidance and support from philanthropic advisors to help them…

Change a word and change the world. In 1998, a coalition of activists successfully advocated to replace the word “sex” with “gender” in relation to persecution in the Rome Statute, which…