This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New York City was quiet early on Wednesday evening as the remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled toward the Tri-State Area. At 7 p.m., wind and rain had descended on the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In rural northwest Arkansas, one of the country’s child care deserts, it likely would have taken Morgan Edington many months before she found a reliable sitter to care for her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study traces the impacts of hunger on the educational trajectories of 1,500 people over nearly two decades. It should come as no surprise to anyone that being hungry…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Residents in long-term care facilities had a significantly higher rate of reinfection than people in the general population, according to a new study. The study in the journal The Lancet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In February 2021, in the midst of rapidly warming global temperatures, an exceptionally severe cold wave hit large parts of North America, from Canada to Northern Mexico. It left 10…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nora worked the fields outside Texas prisons for nearly three years. But she didn’t learn much about tending crops. There weren’t any growing in the empty fields where the women…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than a decade ago, GlobalGiving had a problem. Hundreds (and later thousands) of nonprofit organizations were eager to join the GlobalGiving community, and we didn’t have the resources to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Experts and experience have shown that the most effective grantmaking in response to a disaster follow the “Four Cs”: 1. Connect with a good source of information about the disaster: Local…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Millie González and her colleagues aren’t here to argue about whether open educational resources are on par with traditional textbooks一she says research has borne that out. González and Framingham State University, where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Consider this: In 2020 alone, an estimated $472 billion was donated to nonprofit organizations, yet only 4% of funding went to organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, adults with disabilities account for roughly sixty-one million people. This means that around 26 percent of our population is in need of supplemental assistance, such as being driven…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A Microsoft survey of more than 30,000 global workers showed that 41% of workers were considering quitting or changing professions this year. Among all sectors, retail has had the most…