This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For more than 20 years, survey data has highlighted the persistent lack of diversity on nonprofit and foundation boards in the U.S. I often get approached by executives and board…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I recently spoke with Mildred McClain, co-founder and executive director of The Harambee House/Citizens for Environmental Justice, which has helped bridge communities and companies for more than three decades. Based in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mayors, local leaders and Biden administration officials urged localities to address the increase of anti-Asian discrimination and violence in cities during a recent U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) meeting. The calls…
Few populations are facing as many simultaneous crises as Native communities. The unique challenges they face including the legacy of genocide and colonialism, the proliferation of large-scale, centralized agriculture, discriminatory…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As president and CEO of The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated entity, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, I’ve had the great privilege of voluntarily serving alongside 600…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new RAND report argues it’s our entire system of educating and employing people, from their first day at school to their last day on the job. We are preparing…
Podcasts have been helping high school senior Maggie Borgen cope with stress during the pandemic. So she decided to make her own, sharing her advice and reflections on the student…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like the rest of the nation, small businesses across the South have faced unprecedented challenges since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of them saw demand drop and had…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our hypothesis that nonprofits would thrive with longer, larger, and more flexible grants had not only been proven—it defied our expectations. What started as an experiment to reimagine philanthropy has become…
SVCF’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Strategic Initiative is comprised of three prongs: catalyzing philanthropic investment, activating leadership and supporting learn and action in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many families have faced challenges paying rent during the pandemic, and landlords, especially mom-and-pop landlords, have struggled to make their housing payments as their rental income decreased. The pandemic has disproportionately affected low-income…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Four in five high school seniors have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to a new survey by consultancy EAB. It polled 15,291 students, 40% of whom were seniors. However,…