This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In enacting Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act, California voters in 2004 created and charged the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission with the responsibility of driving transformational…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Stare straight ahead. Walk with purpose. Don’t engage. “Ni hao, beautiful.” Go away. Go away. Go away. “Hey! I said, ‘Ni hao!’” Now he’s following me. “Hello! I’m talking to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When COVID-19 arrived last year, Phoenix, like cities around the world, faced devastating health and economic consequences. As businesses temporarily closed and social distancing requirements were implemented to save lives,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The month of March marks the annual observance of Women’s History Month, a customary practice that commemorates the study, recognition, and contributions of pivotal women throughout American history. The official theme of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For two decades, charitable giving in the US has been steadily declining. While economic factors and world crises explain some of this drop, experts have missed one overriding factor: For Millennials,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the summer of 2018, Mayor Naheed Nenshi of Calgary, Canada, decided to make mental health and addiction the cornerstone of his third term. Like many cities in North America,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In April 2020, Vincent Matthews needed to know how to safely reopen schools, and fast. The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) superintendent, like his peers across the United States,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This article is part of our Climate Justice collection, which is designed to help donors learn more about the issue and take impactful action. Our planet’s climate is changing. Since 1880, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tell us about the purpose of your organization. Rachel’s Network is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings together women at the intersection of the environment, philanthropy, and women’s leadership. Our members…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Typically, we perceive the sole actors of the education equation to be teachers and students, whether the students are children in elementary schools or young people in high school and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As many as 1 in 5 of the roughly 2.7 million Americans deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 are experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD, a mental health problem that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Paul Brest and Hal Harvey’s substantially revised second edition of Money Well Spentshows they have listened to their own new experiences, their critics, and many other scholars and practitioners In 2008,…