This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After nearly a year of living through the biggest public health crisis in generations—with 100 million people infected, 2 million people dead, and almost everyone’s lives disrupted—the world is desperate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two years ago, Voqal decided to focus its funding on organizations led by people of color working to strengthen and protect democracy. The 2016 presidential election illuminated our broken democracy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 was an unexpectedly challenging year. The pandemic changed the nature of work, and how we interact with our boards, staff and the nonprofits in our communities. We asked members…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we begin discussions with someone about engagement we like to tell them the good and the bad: how the community can feel heard and unified when things go well, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students most frequently cited mental health as an aspect of their lives that has been negatively impacted by the pandemic, according to a survey by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) is deeply concerned about the winter storm’s impact on communities of color, people living in poverty and other underserved communities. While it cannot go unnoticed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For nonprofits seeking to build their resilience, thinking long is essentially a judo move, where they adjust and respond to what’s thrown at them by turning a stronger opponent— spirit-sapping…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This past week, many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders welcomed the Lunar New Year under the dark shadow of spiking horrific violence targeting Asian elders, particularly in the Bay Area…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A life-destroying global pandemic. Anguished demands for racial and social justice. Millions of families in financial freefall. Whiplash change across the social sector and with it, unpredictable funding flows. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees estimates that rising seas, intensifying droughts, and other extreme weather events will uproot 250 million people by 2050. Like most other refugees,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many years, researchers believed that students learned to be generous at home, but new research suggests that the students participating in meaningful charity work at school may be more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Tuesday, the Houston Fire Department said it had responded to 90 calls for carbon monoxide poisoning in the past 24 hours, and the official number of cases reported in Harris County,…