This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is time for philanthropy to become bolder and burn down some of its established philosophies and practices. At SCG’s 2020 VIrtual Conference, Meeting the Movement, Vu Le, Writer at Nonprofit AF, and Sarah Walczyk, Executive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This past summer, as we prepared to safely reopen our Brooklyn LAB campus for in-person learning, we invited our school community to a virtual town hall to share insights from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us time and again how essential effective water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) management can be in preventing the spread of disease. When communities have access to safe…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Maggie Waldner’s elementary school classroom in downtown Denver, math lessons rarely focus on rote memorization. She talks about problem solving and real-world issues, like homelessness. And she makes sure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In celebration of National Rural Health Day, we are lifting up the evidence and policy solutions generated by Urban Institute research on how state and federal policymakers can promote health equity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I was in D.C. on business in December 2016 when I received a call from Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey. His staff had let me know to expect it,…
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. Let’s get right to it: community foundations are the center of the universe for philanthropy in their communities. Who is better placed to enhance local vibrancy and alleviate social issues…
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. In Japan, manufacturing facilities use “green curtains”—living panels of climbing plants—to clean the air, provide vegetables for company cafeterias, and reduce energy use for cooling. A walk-to-school program in the United…
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,…