This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The State Board of Education heard Wednesday about a new study assessing what the state’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is calling the “impact of lost instructional time” on North Carolina students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funders Together to End Homelessness, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), PEAK Grantmaking, and Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) have been on a journey of self-reflection and situational assessment to explore principles from the Equitable Evaluation Framework™(EEF) and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. John W. Rogers Jr. is chairman, co-CEO and chief investment officer of Ariel Investments, the country’s oldest Black-owned asset management firm. Throughout his career, Rogers has worked tirelessly to close the widening…
In early 2021, St. David’s Foundation awarded $1.8 million to 12 projects supporting programs aimed at reducing maternal mortality, improving mental health, facilitating health insurance coverage, advancing access to family…
New York City’s five borough presidents last month held a joint press conference to appeal to Mayor Eric Adams with a lofty proposal: Let’s plant a million trees across the city by…
The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. You can find all of the stories here. I…
Whether a disaster affects your local community or the other side of the world, it can be upsetting to your employees, suppliers, and customers. After a crisis, your staff may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is so much that the homeless services field has learned and accomplished over the past two years. And one of the essential lessons is the importance of attending to…
The U.S. has recorded more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. The numbers also show that black and brown people are up to 3.5 times more likely to die of the…
At least 2 million older adults are homebound a number that increases when including younger people who are homebound due to illness or disability. This brief from the Trust for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I know everyone is tired. And racialized and marginalized communities are the most tired. We’re exhausted. I am speaking mainly as an Asian/person-of-color for this post, but from talking to…
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated inequities and fragilities inherent in existing child care markets and decimated the supply of child care in many communities. As part of the $3.5 trillion budget plan, Congress is…