This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The CEP report New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating Support highlights one of the most vexing paradoxes in the modern nonprofit sector: despite an understanding of the benefits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2014, Stanford student structural engineer Ahmad Wani was visiting family in his native Kashmir when a catastrophic flood struck. The rising waters stranded him and his family for seven…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The history of philanthropic work — private action for the public good — in the United States is grounded in our First Amendment Freedom of Assembly. Americans have been banding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Few events in history have disrupted the work of grantmakers like the COVID-19 pandemic. Its sudden onset last spring prompted foundations to quickly redeploy their capital, overhaul their grant processes,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Johnson & Johnson announced today $100 million in commitments and collaborations over the next five years to invest in and promote health equity solutions for Black people and other communities…
It’s impossible to live in the digital world without engaging with Big Tech. These behemoth information technology companies—Apple, Google, Facebook, etc.—influence all facets of life, impacting us in ways we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racial inequities continue to pervade high schools and colleges, according to new findings from the American Council on Education. Black/African American and American Indian/Alaska Native students were less likely to hit college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 cases are surging upward around the U.S., reaching 100,000 daily cases for the first time on Nov. 4 and 150,000 only eight days later. Some believe this increase in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cities and regions across the country are facing challenges as the pandemic worsens, including insufficient affordable housing, inefficient public transportation systems, and inequitable access to employment and educational opportunities. Traditionally, the responsibility for addressing these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Indigenous voters showed up in force for the 2020 election, a marked increase from 2016. And get out the vote organizers expect to keep the momentum going by reminding Indigenous people that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dr. Biplav Srivastava, professor of computer science at the University of South Carolina, and his team have developed a data-driven tool that helps demonstrate the effect of wearing masks on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Natural hazards like wildfires, heatwaves, and earthquakes in our region test our community’s resilience. Often times, they worsen the already dramatic disparities of wealth and power along racial and economic…