This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After serving as Entrepreneur-in-Residence for most of 2019, Jim Shelton joined Blue Meridian Partners as our Chief Investment and Impact Officer. In this role, he leads the evolution of Blue…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Equity First explains the challenges and opportunities for journalism philanthropy to advance equity in newsrooms. • What role can you play in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a farming region outside of Hyderabad, India, the nonprofit Kheyti is using a “Greenhouse-in-a-box” solution to build climate resilience and income stability among India’s smallholder farmers. Founded in 2015, the organization’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public school enrollment is dropping in both large and small districts, NPR reports, with enrollment at the kindergarten level down an average of 16%. The trend is consistent across low-income, affluent,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Learning the basics In 2012, we sought out information on the history of philanthropy as well as what foundations focus on today. We also spent substantial time getting to know established philanthropists and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every month, the Solutions Journalism Network highlights a ‘Member of the Month’ — a journalist doing, or supporting, excellent solutions-focused reporting. This month, we’re featuring Kevin Grant — co-founder and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Tuesday, October 8, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what have been dubbed “the LGBT employment cases,” where two gay men, Donald Zarda and Gerald Bostock, and one…
In 1972, researchers launched a project known as the General Social Survey. The GSS asked Americans to share their opinions on a whole range of important issues, from education spending to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Will Garland is taking all his classes online this fall for COVID-19 safety reasons, like so many students across the country. But the eighth grader’s lessons at Cleveland’s Urban Community…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, we convened our peers for our annual journalism funders gathering to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing journalism—and our nation—today. We hope that our two days…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I recently spoke to Zakiya Mabery, founder of B. Global Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Planning, to spark an action-oriented conversation in philanthropy about including the needs and voices of the disability community…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In response to the violent killings of Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement and the challenges of serving victims of crime during a pandemic, advocates and policymakers are…