This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the consent of our adventurous board, we developed a grantmaking process that simplifies and streamlines paperwork, which is one of the seven pillars of our trust-based philanthropy approach. We…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “For the first time media is the least trusted institution globally,” Edelman, the global PR and marketing firm concluded in its annual worldwide study on trust in institutions like the…
Philanthropy plays a crucial role in supporting media that improves democratic processes. The exercise of free expression and the financial support that make it possible are especially needed in places…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I joined yli, I went through the process of learning about local politics alongside my youth. I felt so limited. It’s hard to be your full social justice self when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rich countries are snapping up vaccines even before they’re ready, and it could mean fewer—as well as delays in vaccination—for billions in less wealthy nations, according to a new study.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Starting in March, the COVID-19 US State Policy Database has cataloged 100 policies enacted by various states and the District of Columbia to combat the medical and financial woes of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social-emotional skills are an integral part of arts education, and arts instruction is a vehicle for addressing social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools, according to a report released Tuesday from the Consortium on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investing in Deeper Dives In describing our first journalism strategy, I shared an interest in supporting organizations and initiatives telling the untold stories. There is also an opportunity to complement institutional…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen initially said all 17 million minks would be culled because the virus that causes Covid-19 had moved from humans to minks and back to humans.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do we improve schools so that kids learn more? Philanthropists in the US have spent hundreds of millions of dollars promoting massive overhauls of the education system, often without improving test scores…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The response to COVID-19 is not just record-level spending and borrowing. It may already constitute a wealth reallocation of historic proportions. The implications for equity, future growth, and climate are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. INSIGHTS is a school-based program that works with students, teachers, and parents to provide self-regulatory strategies to support children’s social-emotional skills and behaviors. All schools enrolled in the study served a…