This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s (CEP) recent report on funding disparities faced by Native-serving nonprofits highlights what many of us in the equitable philanthropy movement have long known: Indigenous communities are not receiving the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Given the political landscape and increased media coverage around issues of discrimination, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have become all the more prevalent in the social sector. The main difference…
Why do so few young people in the United States vote? Researchers have investigated. For some reason, there’s a big gap between young Americans’ intention to vote and the chance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I have nowhere to go tonight. I am a 73-year-old woman who must now sleep in my car. I never thought I would ever become homeless. What do I do…
Brett Carter, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Innovation Officer at Xcel Energy, believes that within a growing economy there is an abundance of opportunity in which everyone should…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In whisking hikers from busy downtown streets and light rail stations out to hundreds of miles of backcountry trails, Trailhead Direct represents what outdoor recreation groups and transit planners alike…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What if scientists were only limited by their curiosity and not by gender? Women are typically awarded smaller research grants than their male colleagues and, while they represent 33.3% of…
We are flipping the script for this episode of Conversations with Chanda. Instead of hosting, Chanda answers questions from the Minneapolis Foundation’s Senior Director of Impact and Collective Giving, Patrice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought up tons of data questions — what information should we be collecting, what can it tell us (and what does it fail to tell us)…
Tonya Allen, president of the McKnight Foundation, is all about being bold. Chanda spoke with Tonya about building and sharing power, and how that relates to one’s ability to rewrite…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Retired financier Oscar Tang, along with his wife, Agnes Hsu-Tang, are giving the Metropolitan Museum of Art US$125 million. Their gift, announced in November 2021, will help pay for a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are three words perpetually bound together in our modern lexicon to convey the ideal components of a fair and just society. In theory, they provide a…