This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Scale matters. Local commitment is paramount. Deep collaborations drive impact. That’s my short-hand takeaway from this month’s spotlightscadre of LISC small business stories, all offering a nod to celebrate Hispanic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I think of care, I think of counselors, therapists and programs to support student health — which can now be more robust thanks to federal Covid relief funds. I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The coronavirus pandemic has altered our world — causing untold suffering and economic damage. As nonprofit leaders, we are struggling to cope within a shifting global landscape, reassessing how to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a recent poll, one-third of Americans say the pandemic has affected their household’s access to food. Of the 31% who said their household had altered access to food, over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New research reveals that high rates of depression have persisted from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic into 2021, and even worsened. Depression among adults in the United States tripled…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At 7:30 a.m., Noel Martin is waking up to start her day as a full-time student at El Paso Community College and prepare her 2-year-old daughter, Charlotte, for day care…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Hurricane Ida hit New York City on September 16, it dumped more than three inches of rain an hour. Sewers overflowed, streets turned into rivers, and thousands of homes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Restorative justice, an alternative to traditional discipline that is gaining popularity in schools, is seen as a shift in school culture that emphasizes reparation over retribution, described KQED News. While initial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 has become a reckoning for American culture through the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, the ominous storms in the east and the apocalyptic wildfires of the west. We…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Presidential candidates and other politicians have talked about the rural health crisis in the U.S., but they are not telling rural Americans anything new. Rural Americans know all too well…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This piece was originally posted in January 2020. The past two decades have seen a shift in the conversation about philanthropy. We entered the 2000s being told that what philanthropy needed was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dr. Christopher Duntsch was a spine surgeon so reckless, incompetent or impaired that he’s now in a Texas prison. Better known as “Dr. Death,” Duntsch severed nerves, vocal cords and…