This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although nearly 90% of school superintendents said conversations about race and equity are either extremely or very important, only 21% said they were “very well prepared” for that responsibility, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As COVID-19 spreads through rural America, new infection numbers are rising to peaks not seen during this pandemic and pushing hospitals to their limits. Many towns are experiencing their first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the coronavirus outbreak hit the shores of almost every part of the world, donors and doers alike feared how the pandemic would have an adverse effect on their fund-raising…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s an old saying that every great victory is the result of many smaller victories that went unnoticed. As we undertake our individual and organizational racial equity journeys, I would…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the pandemic deepens the digital divide, a $20 billion rural broadband auction offers more of the same, critics say. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday launched the first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The paper in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research describes two studies that gauged how individuals responded to messages aimed at encouraging them to elevate the goal of staying healthy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The World Cities Culture Forum (WCCF) on Wednesday announced the selection of 18 global cities to participate in its Leadership Exchange Program, designed to support culture and the “global creative…
An inclusive global economic recovery in the wake of a pandemic can’t happen without a public health policy approach to vaccine development and distribution. How do we get vaccines across…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Accelerating Readiness for Scale This fall marks an important anniversary for one of our newest investment portfolios, The Studio @ Blue Meridian. One year ago, we began a pilot program to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Analyzing data from mid-March to mid-August on hospitalizations in Austin, Texas, the researchers found that construction workers there were five times as likely to be hospitalized with the coronavirus as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new smartwatch app called SoundWatch offers a way for deaf, Deaf, or hard-of-hearing people to know when sounds—such as alarms, bird song, or a microwave beep—occur. When the smartwatch…