This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic is putting America’s air pollution standards to the test as the COVID-19 death toll rises. The U.S. government sets limits on hazardous air pollutants to try to protect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has led to the postponement of next month’s annual Conference of the Parties (COP) to November 2021. A year without a COP has people asking: What will the impact be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can corporate philanthropy be responsive to the demands of this moment? It’s a question rooted in the very nature of a capitalist economic system, where corporations focus on maximizing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bottled water is a big and growing business. Global consumers are expected to buy over 550 billion liters of packaged water annually by 2020 with a value of over USD…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From stronger heat waves to new vectors for disease transmission to worsening freshwater pollution, the health threats associated with environmental degradation are vast, according to the United Nations’ sixth Global…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ketika Kapoor, founder of the social enterprise ProEves, set out to empower mothers working in India’s corporate sector. By training childcare providers, counseling parents, sensitizing corporate managers, conducting research, and advocating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Money affects power dynamics in relationships and as donors, we have the responsibility to send money carefully. When considering alternatives to a traditional funding approach, participatory grantmaking leverages knowledgeable input…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States has entered a third peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with cases spiking across the country. Many experts anticipate that the winter months will be the worst yet, and a new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Africa experiences the highest rates of maternal deaths of any continent worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, maternal mortality is higher in developing countries, and women living in rural areas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recently published report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) looks at the impact of a net-zero economy in Latin America and the Caribbean…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Drake is a 28-year teaching veteran who helps lead Santa Rosa City School’s social-emotional learning efforts, an initiative started after the 2017 Tubbs fire and now key to advancing learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From child marriage to malnutrition, Polish philanthropist Dominika Kulczyk has spotlighted numerous injustices around the world in her docuseries, Domino Effect. But after visiting Nepal at the beginning of this year for her…