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…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sustainability is fast becoming a boardroom priority but there is still a “rhetoric gap” between what corporate leaders say, and the actions that they take. To ensure sustainability isn’t forgotten…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990, it became illegal to restrict access – to employment, education or federally funded institutions – based on disability.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the months roll by, the pandemic continues to hit Indigenous nations hard. But this phenomenon is not new. Epidemics have been part of colonialism since settlers arrived. Health inequities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Average global food prices have gone up by 2.6 percent annually in the past two decades. If that trend continues, not only does it threaten a baseline quality of life as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you scan the landscape of nonprofits in America today, there is little question these organizations are bedrocks for their communities. However, while nonprofits are often recognized for their mission-based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dr. Kristine Nichols was the Chief Scientist at the Rodale Institute, an independent research institute for organic farming, from 2014 to 2017. Her training and research focus on the microbes living…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofits have been embracing change for decades, and that transformation has accelerated in recent years in response to widespread disruption in most industries. At Worldwide ERC, we’re even seeing competition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Entrepreneurship often thrives in cities and urban areas, as a result of access to ecosystems, networks and capital in those locations. Often overlooked are businesses and not-for-profits working on solving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Global efforts to end gender-based violence should strengthen their focus on adolescent girls in humanitarian settings, finds a new study. “Despite the fact that we know that violence against adolescent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since 2013, global efforts have been made to gain control over the AIDS epidemic by 2020 through UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 targets. The focus has been to have 90% of all people living with…