This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 is the worst fire season on record, with nearly 13 million acres burned, 14,000 structures destroyed, and fire suppression costs reaching the $3 billion mark. These numbers—acreage the size…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As global job losses mount due to the COVID-19 pandemic, desperate people are seeking new ways to make money via social media, and evidence points to a resulting deadly surge…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A slow-moving crisis threatens the U.S. Central Plains, which grow a quarter of the nation’s crops. Underground, the region’s lifeblood – water – is disappearing, placing one of the world’s…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Center on Reinventing Public Education shares insights into improving equity in school choice to ensure that those who need choice most have access. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rough sleeping in England has reached record levels – with figures showing an annual rise of 15%, representing a 169% increase since 2010. It’s no longer confined to London and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the biggest challenges nonprofit leaders and organizations face is the gap between the philanthropic aspirations of the world’s wealthiest people and their actual giving. The ultra-wealthy say they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today’s modern economy brings with it modern challenges. Significant job growth in fields like health care and computer science requires a greater share of the workforce to have some type of postsecondary…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the world — including in the U.S. — equitable access to education isn’t always a guarantee. From birth, many girls begin an uphill trek through gendered injustices to reach…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even if you have never consciously engaged in charity, you were most likely still a part of some charity project anyway. In today’s world — at least in its prosperous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about big changes for Tostan, the West Africa-based organization that has partnered with communities at the grassroots for almost 30 years to empower, develop,…
The 74 is honored to partner with the Texas Tribune this week, in support of the ongoing “Future of Higher Education” virtual symposium which will be showcasing midday conversations with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the obesity epidemic once again into the spotlight, revealing that obesity is no longer a disease that harms just in the long run but one…