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Philanthropy is increasingly embracing narrative change as a tool for building public and political will to advance equitable policies and structural change. Yet philanthropic narrative investments to advance racial justice…

Companies of all sizes have an opportunity and responsibility to help ensure that the holiday season is a time when the hearts and tummies of children are full.

With hate crimes, context is everything, and events outside of the United States – like the war between Israel and Hamas – can have far-reaching and potentially tragic consequences. Vermont…

The Leon Lowenstein Foundation (LLF) is a family foundation established in 1941 with a focus on health, education, and the environment. In 2019, the Leon Lowenstein Foundation (LLF) adopted a new focus area for our health grantmaking.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are much more than a passing fad. They are a framework for engaging an organization’s full strength.

Trust-based philanthropy means something different to black women nonprofit leaders. We are often not trusted out of the gate because of bias due to our intersectional identity. We are often…

The past few years have fundamentally changed how many of us live and engage with our communities. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals, nonprofits, governments, and corporations gave in radical…

When Rachel Perera was in high school, she dyed her hair red. Perera attended a Catholic school in Queens in New York City with a rigid disciplinary …

Oklahoma is 1 of 5 states that has a food insecurity rate greater than 14.5%.

For the first time ever, food and agriculture took center stage at the annual United Nations climate conference in 2023. More than 130 countries signed a declaration on Dec. 1,…

In today’s American criminal legal system, courts impose fines and fees as a means to punish people and hold them accountable for legal violations. At times, people are sentenced to…

Across the United States, arrest rates for young people under age 18 have been declining for decades. However, the proportion of youth arrests associated with school incidents has increased. According…