This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to ravage the American public, an unsurprising story emerges: Poor communities are hot spots for COVID transmission. The death rate from COVID-19 appears to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Back in April of 2019, a World Economic Forum article started with the sentence, “This is a difficult time for philanthropy.” It went on to detail all the many ways…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the spring of 2016, the city of Cleveland agreed to pay $6 million to the family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last 12 months, several companies have launched investment strategies to advance social-and-environmental causes alongside strategic and business goals. Much of this activity took place in early-stage innovation— venture…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women-owned businesses in Canada are taking nearly twice the amount of time to recover financially from the impacts of COVID-19 than those owned by men, a new study revealed. The Business…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Maybe you’ve heard the aphorisms about failure from tech evangelists: Fail up; fail fast; fail often. Failure has become a kind of success, a bragging right on its own. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofit organizations continue to play a key role in supporting their members, but in such times, and more than before, they are struggling to maintain their donors, raise more funds…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you live in Sydney, Australia, and want to get rid of an old Ikea chair or bookcase, you can take it back to your local Ikea store, which will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As our country continues to wrestle with the damaging effects of the coronavirus pandemic, and school closures become the norm nationwide in an attempt to slow the spread, millions of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. These programs have demonstrated that artists working in partnership with government are essential workers who bring creative practices and solutions to issues that municipalities face. In the years ahead, municipal and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Houston, as millions suffered power and water outages, food shortages and subfreezing temperatures, another problem confronted families: price hikes. Steep increases in the price of food, gas and fuel…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grant maker, has reported a banner 2020, with donations surging 24% from 2019 to $9.1 billion — by far the largest total on record. Yet…