This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funders with few or no staff are perfectly positioned to catalyze change on urgent issues. With a few dollars and a wealth of local knowledge and relationships, Exponent Philanthropy members…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For society to advance the cause of gender equity, intersectional feminism must become part of the mainstream narrative and mindset. Philanthropy is our opportunity to be change agents, so that this statistic…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A report at Grantmakers in Aging offers solutions for more engaging, expansive opportunities that can help funders invest in health care equity during coronavirus. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As California contends with its worst wildfire season in history, it’s more evident than ever that land management practices in the state’s forested mountains need major changes. Many of California’s…
In episode 12 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Elizabeth Yin, Co-founder of The Hustle Fund on changing the landscape of traditional venture capital and opening up access to aspiring…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racial inequality, be that in housing, education, jobs, or our justice system, is holding back our economy and limiting the realization of the American Dream. Too often, gridlock on Capitol…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 12.6 million people were unemployed as of September 2020. Black and Latinx workers are bearing the brunt of these job losses, with…
On a recent episode of Money + Meaning, George Ashton, LISC’s managing director of Strategic Investments discusses the newly launched Black Economic Development Fund. Targeting up to $250 million and initially seeded by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Use this resource to frame your initial conversations about collaborating with other organizations or stakeholders. Answering these key questions first to give your partnership a better chance at success. Read…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In May, when George Floyd, a Black man, was killed while in police custody, igniting protests across the country decrying police brutality against African Americans, the research team I lead…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Complex, uncertain and volatile. These words only begin to describe our world today. The pandemic flipped lives upside down, compromising the physical health of over six million people—disproportionately Black, Indigenous and People of Color—and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the outskirts of Rantoul, in east-central Illinois, about 100 migrant farmworkers are living at an old hotel in a sleepy part of town. Every day at the crack of…