This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The controversy surrounding NCRP’s latest report, Black Funding Denied, has been intense. Many of the 25 community foundations in our sample set have said that the data detailing grantmaking explicitly designated to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For renters struggling because of the pandemic, the July 31 expiration of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act supplemental unemployment benefits posed a challenge. Without that $600…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Laboratory experiments indicate that many marine creatures could theoretically tolerate temperatures far higher than what they encounter today. But these studies don’t mean that marine animals can maintain their current…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has exposed and accelerated many trends of globalization. Development actors find themselves up against a host of risks and challenges that no organization can resolve on their own. Addressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tazreena Sajjad, American University Over 1.1 million Rohingyas continue to remain stranded in crowded camps in Bangladesh while the international community fails to provide a resolution to the crisis. When…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many deeper learning practitioners have long advocated for student voices. We see this as a means to young people having agency and ownership of not only their learning but their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is good reason to fear that this spring’s school closures hurt students’ academic progress. But how much learning, exactly, did students lose? On a national level, we don’t yet know.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mari Kuraishi came to prominence as president of GlobalGiving, which she co-founded with her husband, Dennis Whittle, in 2002. During her time there, the crowdfunding platform facilitated over $514 million in…
The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions hosted a dynamic conversation between funders who are moving money to the front lines of social change organizing efforts. These leaders explored what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As plans to reopen schools have ramped up across the country, so too have administrators’ efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. That’s why many districts have turned…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Research conducted by MDRC found that the Grameen America program, a microfinance program for low-income women in the U.S., increased business ownership and monthly business earnings, savings, access…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropic organizations need to change course all the time, but the speed and scale of the change required in 2020 is profound. In all organizational change, there are real challenges…