This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social justice movements have long recognized the power of language. The idea of language justice — “the right everyone has to communicate in the language in which we feel most comfortable” —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three days after George Floyd’s murder, Twin Cities artists Cadex Herrera, Xena Goldman, and Greta McLain created a now-iconic mural on the side wall of Cup Foods at 38th Street and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Aspen Institute and the Microfinance Impact Collaborative today announced the creation of the Entrepreneur Backed Assets (EBA) Fund, which will strengthen the capacity of community-based financial institutions to lend to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, when Governor Gavin Newsom appointed me California’s first senior advisor on social innovation to lead public-private partnerships, he already knew it was a moment for collaboration like never…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In coming days, the Food and Drug Administration is likely to authorize new COVID-19 vaccines based on applications submitted by two companies. These authorizations have happened very fast in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cultural institutions across the country face a growing chorus of questions about how they invest the collective $58 billion held in their endowments. The Guide: what cultural institutions need to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It could be argued that SDG17 (Partnerships for the Goals) is the most important of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The complex and interdependent nature of the challenges we face in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has laid bare the deep inequalities our economic model has fostered and thus is a major threat in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 10 (reducing inequalities). Business has a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 has been the kind of year where even the extremely well-insulated sector of philanthropy has been forced to do a bit of soul searching. With that in mind, I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pandemic-related disruptions to schooling are wreaking havoc on student learning. If estimates are anywhere near correct, our nation is facing a catastrophe. Depending on the measure of learning loss used, the Organisation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine a young mother who works at a low-wage job. With her earnings she still needs nonprofit services to support her children—a fifth-grade daughter who is having academic trouble at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has turned our world upside down, and at times, it’s hard to know how to begin to help. As individuals and families continue to struggle, giving circles are responding…