Food insecurity and lack of healthy food access resulting from limited financial resources are persistent, pervasive challenges in communities across the United States, ones that also correlate to significant and…
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As the fastest-urbanizing region of the world, Africa’s cities are expanding due to both migration and national population growth, but the provision of jobs, services, and durable housing has not…
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Earlier this year I visited an empty school in an affluent part of New Jersey. During Hurricane Ida in the summer of 2021, floodwaters had poured into vents set inches above ground…
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Shani Buggs, PhD, is a public health researcher at the University of California, Davis, and one of the nation’s leading experts on anti-racist methods for reducing gun violence in American…
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Click here for more.The mention of the word endowment often evokes images of stately universities, art museums, and hospital wings, but rarely is it associated with social change organizations. This is especially true…
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Click here for more.We’ve been researching foundations and donors, and the way they interact with the nonprofits they fund, for two decades. We have heard many funders announce their arrival by declaring they’re…
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Russia’s war on Ukraine has cast a shadow over this week’s meetings of world leaders at the G-20 summit in Bali and the United Nations climate change conference in Egypt.…
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As philanthropists’ values and visions evolve, so do their preferences around how they give. Some want to leave a family legacy; some wish for anonymity; some want to involve private…
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During a recent session at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Egypt, women food systems leaders advocated for centering gender equity to transform food and agriculture systems. The conversation was…
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Click here for more.Do you know much about philanthropy? Most people don’t. If you don’t either, here’s a statistic to start you off: An overwhelming 82% of 8,900 private and community foundation board…
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Across the nonprofit sector, we are seeing a wave of transition (registration required) among senior leaders. Driven by a variety of causes, these changes underscore the value and importance that can come…
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Youth Guidance creates and implements school-based programs that enable children to overcome obstacles, focus on their education, and ultimately, succeed in school and life. New Independent Sector member Youth Guidance is…