This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One year ago—February 11, 2020—the Institute’s Health, Medicine and Society program brought together three experts for a panel called “Straight from the Source: Experts Discuss Novel Coronavirus.” The disease that has since…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the second installment of Untapped Philanthropy, Kerrin Mitchell sits down with the President and CEO of the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP), Nick Tedesco. Before joining NCFP, Tedesco…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Achieving a healthy future of work requires employees to build skills that help them attain productive and rewarding careers. One of the most cost-effective ways to do this is through…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic – and the government’s insufficient response in providing economic relief – has led to an enormous increase in food insecurity in this country. At least 54 million people are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here are a few ways you or your organization or foundation may be perpetuating this sort of well-meaning white moderation that’s preventing progress. This list, aggregated from colleagues across the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For five and a half years, The Marshall Project has tracked every execution in America. Despite the trauma suffered in these cases—all of them marked by profound losses—they are all too…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research has consistently shown a strong link between incarceration and homelessness. Our 2018 report found that formerly incarcerated people are almost 10 times more likely to be homeless than the general public. Other national data shows…
Women are nowhere close to equal to men in the United States. They are underpaid. They are underrepresented in government. Their work is undervalued. And the burdens of a functioning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Regional disparities in human and financial resources largely determine how they do their work. Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become powerful voices in world environmental politics, little is known of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the CEP report Foundations Respond to Crisis: Toward Greater Flexibility and Responsiveness finds: Interviewees said they are now more attuned to the administrative burden of their processes. They said that they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired an outpouring of gratitude for essential workers, whose critical and often low-paid work has kept the country functioning. Millions of these essential workers have risked…
#AskHer is an interview series featuring women and gender non-conforming leaders, and The Women’s Foundation’s partners, community members and supporters who work tirelessly for women and girls. We curate in-depth…