This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In July, Funders Together members were joined by three housing justice leaders for a Q&A to discuss the current state of housing and homeless service federal investments in response to COVID-19. Ann…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Education has a data problem. At the end of every academic year, school leaders routinely ponder what they could have done differently to better help their students succeed. Mountains of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott, two of the biggest U.S. donors, have joined forces by funding the Equality Can’t Wait Challenge. The contest, intended to expand the power and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the U.S., nearly 1 in 8 couples struggles with infertility. Unfortunately, physicians like me who specialize in reproductive medicine are unable to determine the cause of male infertility around…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the grip of winter, the North American prairies can look deceptively barren. But many wild animals have evolved through harsh winters on these open grasslands, foraging in the snow…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anabel Garcia felt on edge every time an ambulance siren blared outside her home in Santa Rosa, California. Sirens reminded her of evacuating during the state’s second-deadliest wildfire, which killed 22…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, a major milestone in the fight for gender-based equality. But the early women’s suffrage movement failed in many ways,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the first of a series of conversations between PEAK Grantmaking President and CEO Satonya Fair and members of the PEAK community, she spoke with Jim Canales, President and Trustee…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An old proverbial saying states, “waste not, want not,” which means if you use a commodity or resource carefully and without extravagance, you will never be in need. Likewise, if…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Upward mobility, the capacity to improve one’s socioeconomic status, is key to realizing the American dream of a long, prosperous, and happy life, researchers say. In a new study, they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the South Bay grapples with the impacts of climate change, people there are creating solutions by relying on arguably the most fundamental element of conversation: listening. This process began…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I started noticing a change on my daily walks a couple months ago: a portrait of an Asian-American woman with the words “We belong here” written on them. These vibrant…