This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Between 2020 and 2040, the number of senior households (those headed by someone age 65 or older) will explode. And during this period, we project the senior homeownership rate will drop from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the past few weeks, and frankly, for the past few years, I have been sitting with variations of the question, are we better off divided? Our heightened partisanship, polarization, and political violence in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The hacking of a major US oil pipeline Friday is the latest in a string of cyberattacks under federal investigation. The stories read like movie loglines: A reportedly Russia-backed group slowly burrowed its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we look to imagine a post-pandemic future, philanthropy is considering its next steps to advance a more equitable future. We witnessed an unprecedented response from our sector to support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I would love to take credit for Blue Shield of California Foundation’s (BSCF) COVID-19 and Racial Equity grants, but I have to acknowledge the great work of our Program Managers,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Crime has dropped since 1990, but not for the reasons some might think, according to a new study. The research suggests crime reduction efforts account for less than half of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This article originally appeared at Bloomberg CityLab and is published in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Exchange. When the pandemic shut down schools in March, it created a new urgency…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the first COVID-19 vaccine now authorized for adolescents, ages 12 and up, a big question looms: Will students be required to get the vaccine before returning to their classrooms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Thursday, The Washington Post ran an op-ed by Cathy Merrill, CEO and owner of Washingtonian Media, in which she expressed her fear that employees will want to continue working from home after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As many media outlets have reported, a smaller number of jobs were added to the economy, with overall unemployment rising slightly. Also in the report: the number of women who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Early on a Saturday in rural Maryland, about 200 high school and college students, largely from urban Baltimore and Washington, D.C., gathered to learn about careers in agriculture. Many have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently, Dwayne Marsh, CEO of Northern California Grantmakers, and I were reflecting on how many foundations in our memberships are looking to change direction and move toward racial equity. In an…