This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lead author Rebecca Runting from the University of Melbourne’s School of Geography says that while we currently have an unprecedented ability to generate, store, access, and analyze data about the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What I’m seeing as I mentor and coach entrepreneurs in the U.S. and globally is that more and more of them want to build companies that can make a positive social impact…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this year, Anisha Patel, a Stanford University pediatrics professor, started to notice a troubling trend: Child patients at the Atherton California clinic where she works have gained a distressing amount…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Aanika Biosciences, a Brooklyn-based biotechnology company that says it’s able to quickly identify the source of foodborne contaminations—or pathogens—by using genetically engineered bacterial spores that cling to food. Their spores…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a report on foundations’ equity efforts related to the 2020 crises released in December by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), the organization I lead, we found that of 218 foundations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today is the National Day of Racial Healing, which takes place each year the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This year, it also happens to fall on the day…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Johnson Center discusses the philanthropy trends in 2021 that have funders reckoning with the traumatic events of 2020 and how to approach economic recovery planning. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year presented many challenges and accelerated a number of shifts that were already underway in K-12 education. Even before the pandemic, broadband and mobile technology was expanding connectivity across…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The past year has been a tumultuous and unprecedented one. The nonprofit sector continues to grapple with heightened economic and political uncertainty, new fundraising realities, cascading needs, and mounting concerns…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., according to our recent study, and educational attainment is much lower. Our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Coronavirus closed thousands of daycares last year, forcing parents with young children out of the labor force in droves. The scale of that exodus is now clear: about 700,000 parents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the pandemic, racial reckoning, and election last year, it became obvious just how important local news is to communities around the country. Despite their own financial troubles, local news…