This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do you move from a board table vision to a broad-based collaboration? After more than 20 years funding individual programs in its mission areas, The David and Lura Lovell Foundation began…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. government announced its first-ever water shortage declaration for the Colorado River on Aug. 16, 2021, triggering future cuts in the amount of water states will be allowed to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid a national housing affordability crisis and declining federal resources for affordable housing, local governments across the country are taking matters into their own hands. Some are finding new ways to raise revenue to directly support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Coronavirus transmission rates may be down in New York City, but in the Bronx, my community is still facing the effects of three pandemics: COVID-19, white supremacy, and climate injustice.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historically, when looking for ways to maintain a program or an organization, philanthropy tends to focus exclusively on funding programmatic work. As we all know, this is essential to a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. That means that as students return to school, some will be greeted by an unprecedented amount of mental health support — although it remains unclear whether this will be enough to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rent relief gained national attention last week, when the federal eviction moratorium lapsed before a new protection was enacted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for areas with high…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This year will be like no other when it comes re-engaging students in learning. Educators — working with parents and the community — are now planning how to close gaps…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teachers’ ability to connect individually with students went from tricky to downright challenging during the pandemic. But a new digital reflection tool, Along, can help teachers create personal relationships with students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Smoke from the West Coast’s wildfires last year didn’t only tinge skies an apocalyptic shade of orange; it increased the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. According to research unveiled on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like any other industry, higher education has its haves and its have-nots. Often falling on the have-not side are regional colleges, loosely defined as four-year public schools that aren’t flagship…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Social Progress Imperative’s 2020 Social Progress Index recently ranked how well countries prioritize environmental and social issues. The SPI represents a full-fledged view of each country’s performance on those issues without…