This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Due to racist killings documented on video, inequity regarding the nation’s pandemic response, and the resultant protests that occurred in 2020, there has been a heightened focus on transforming institutions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much faster than many people realize. Over the next three decades, the cost of flood damage is on pace…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Special purpose credit programs (SPCPs)—which allow banks to offer credit on favorable terms to borrowers who have suffered economic disadvantage and share common characteristics (e.g., race or income)—could provide the kind…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the four years Heile Gantan was behind bars in California, she experienced frequent hunger. To lessen its pangs, she filled up on packets of dry oatmeal she purchased in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This summer, Phoenix, Arizona, became the first city in the country to publicly fund an office dedicated to tackling the issue of extreme heat. It’s part of a growing awareness…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bostonians may have grumbled about digging out from almost 2 feet of snow after a historic snowstorm clobbered the Northeast in late January 2022, but it shouldn’t have been a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As 2021 comes to a close, we as nonprofit leaders find ourselves existing in a kind of liminal space, sandwiched somewhere between the “before times” and aspirational “better times.” The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When a fictional female journalist appears on screen, chances are she’s about to sleep with one of her sources. It’s a trope that infuriates actual women in news media—and it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research is a powerful tool to determine fact from fiction. Policies, programs, and solutions are grounded in these facts, making researchers agents for shaping how the world works. However, long-standing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The January 6th insurrection at the Capitol brought me back to the cumbersome quiet of that NYC classroom 20 years ago and a question: Are today’s teachers better equipped to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The new Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) report, Overlooked (Part Two): Foundation Support for Native American Leaders and Communities, sheds further light on the experiences of Native American nonprofit leaders when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the West, thousands of people are deciding what to do about homes that have been destroyed by wildfires in recent months. Those planning to rebuild will be looking for…