This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As California contends with its worst wildfire season in history, it’s more evident than ever that land management practices in the state’s forested mountains need major changes. Many of California’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. San José is rolling out the green carpet for biking, thanks to the city council’s unanimous passage of the Better Bike Plan 2025. With the plan’s adoption, the city commits to…
In episode 12 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Elizabeth Yin, Co-founder of The Hustle Fund on changing the landscape of traditional venture capital and opening up access to aspiring…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racial inequality, be that in housing, education, jobs, or our justice system, is holding back our economy and limiting the realization of the American Dream. Too often, gridlock on Capitol…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 12.6 million people were unemployed as of September 2020. Black and Latinx workers are bearing the brunt of these job losses, with…
On a recent episode of Money + Meaning, George Ashton, LISC’s managing director of Strategic Investments discusses the newly launched Black Economic Development Fund. Targeting up to $250 million and initially seeded by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Use this resource to frame your initial conversations about collaborating with other organizations or stakeholders. Answering these key questions first to give your partnership a better chance at success. Read…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In May, when George Floyd, a Black man, was killed while in police custody, igniting protests across the country decrying police brutality against African Americans, the research team I lead…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Complex, uncertain and volatile. These words only begin to describe our world today. The pandemic flipped lives upside down, compromising the physical health of over six million people—disproportionately Black, Indigenous and People of Color—and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Jessica Eise, Purdue University The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Program for its efforts to combat hunger, foster conditions for peace in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the outskirts of Rantoul, in east-central Illinois, about 100 migrant farmworkers are living at an old hotel in a sleepy part of town. Every day at the crack of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. California school districts are required to provide both devices and a high-speed internet connection to any student learning from home, but between 300,000 and 1 million remain disconnected, EdSource reports. A…