This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Are we making enough of a difference? Are we making the right kind of difference? When those of us working to improve people’s lives — be it through nonprofits, philanthropy, schools, or government — begin our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Abundant data shows that the most effective way for philanthropists to advance women’s rights worldwide is to directly invest in the women’s movement. This means the provision of long-term, general…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While all effective board members understand and meet their basic responsibilities, truly exceptional board members do more. In addition to highlighting important behaviors to avoid, this resource outlines six characteristics…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Covid-19 pandemic forced much of the US to lock down in the spring of 2020, officials and experts worried the necessary social distancing measures would make another public health crisis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the nation’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks concentrated in remote rural towns this fall, the geographic isolation once thought to shield them from the pandemic swiftly transitioned into a severe disadvantage. Rural communities and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we can let all this restart, and give the on-campus experience a chance to compete with the virtual, a generation that comes of age in the pandemic may not…
To Missouri state legislators, I’m writing to urge the legislature to provide all schools with designated funding for essential mental health workers. In our state, K-12 education funding has already been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In education, nothing is “neutral” when it comes to race. Lesson plans, edtech tools and learning environments either create more equity among students of different races, or more inequity. That’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The nation’s senior population is in desperate need of more affordable housing, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately plagued senior communities. With this need expected to increase alongside aging populations, some developers are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even though only about one in 50 Americans is Jewish, U.S. Jews donate at high levels, both as individuals and as a community. Most Jews, regardless of their economic status, heed their religious and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the Heckscher Foundation for Children, we support programs and partnerships that transform specific inflection points into paths toward success. This year, we have distilled that approach into a focus on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Early this year — before COVID-19 began to tear through U.S. prisons — five people were killed in Mississippi state prisons over the course of one week. A civil rights lawyer reported in February…