This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we confront the many inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, The New Deal, the Roosevelt administration’s sweeping policy response to the Great Depression of the 1930s, should be an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How does “Build Back Better” mean for women who are being displaced into poverty and experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles? I have witnessed firsthand the systemic barriers that this population…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite recent efforts to reduce California’s prison incarceration rates, severe racial disparities persist in our criminal justice system. According to a report last month by the Public Policy Institute of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are many obstacles in finding a job in the United States. Some of these obstacles are socially constructed, such as more household responsibilities shouldered by women compared to men. Other obstacles…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many students of color are put in special education for learning disabilities, but it’s more often due to social injustices rather than racially biased teachers, according to a study by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The tragic, high-profile killings of George Floyd and other Black Americans in 2020 have sparked a reckoning on race. As researchers of philanthropy, we’re keeping an eye on how this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers agree: Studies show that public art has a host of benefits for communities. Its community-building powers can combat feelings of anxiety and social isolation. When locals participate in creating public art,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Representation is really important; it plays a vital role in cancer prevention and research,” said Craig Dee, also a member of the Navajo (Dine’) Tribe, and a community health educator…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Studies have shown that math skills in early childhood are uniquely and strongly predictive of later outcomes across a range of domains and well into adulthood, including the likelihood of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2020, the General Assembly passed a law requiring local school divisions to adopt model policies extending rights to transgender students. But even as debates over those policies have convulsed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After seven years visiting and consulting with more than 100 collective impact efforts around the world, I’ve drawn one main conclusion: Collective impact is really, really hard. On one hand,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Large shares of grants that donor-advised funds distributed from 2014 to 2018 supported educational and religious…