This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lest 2020 be forgot and never brought to mind—a hope more than a few of us hold—existing trends that accelerated during the pandemic will continue in 2021. That’s what lies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By Edgar Villanueva After an unprecedented year of crisis that has left tens of millions across the globe unemployed, without health care, and struggling to put food on the table,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since 2018, I’ve been administering an economic pilot to help marginalized groups find high-tech careers. Soon after I began, it became clear that mental health challenges were a critical factor for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After the initial excitement following the authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccines, a harsh reality set in. People who want a vaccine can’t get it, some counties have more than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The events of January 6 were infuriating. The world doesn’t especially need another organizational statement decrying the violence, condemning the liars and conspiracy theorists, or lamenting the latest vivid display…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The year 2020 broke disaster records across the country in destructive and expensive ways. The Atlantic had so many hurricanes, meteorologists ran out of tropical storm names for only the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The cause of early childhood care and education has found some energetic champions in the past few years. Federal programs subsidizing child care for low-income families and early nurse visits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofit leaders are exhausted. Indeed, many were planning to leave their jobs even before 2020 happened. They include white boomers looking to retire, young leaders of color trying to navigate cultures…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Roughly one-quarter of adults believe they are financially worse off now than at the beginning of the pandemic. However, not all generations have experienced the COVID-19 economic recession equally. In March and April,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During his presidential campaign, president-elect Joe Biden prioritized transportation investment, particularly in the form of projects to mitigate US carbon emissions and increase access to opportunity for people of color. In his transition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy has a role to play in rehabilitating our democracy, though it sits in an uneasy relationship with democracy. Depending on the form it takes, philanthropy can be a threat to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After months of negotiations, Congress approved a COVID-19 relief package that extends the national eviction moratorium until January 31, 2021. It also provides $25 billion in funds for emergency rental assistance, funded…