This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I used to compete in international tournaments and perform as a boomerang stuntman. My first stunt was called William Tell: I would throw the boomerang out 30 or 40 yards…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After days of travel by foot and bus north from southern Honduras, Dolores was forced to stop. Her daughter Andrea was running a high fever and needed medical attention, Dolores…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I started my career as a teacher with Teach For America, hoping to replicate in my classroom a version of my grandfather’s rags to riches story, with education as the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the course of my career in philanthropy and government, I’ve been fortunate to participate in many high-level meetings where key decisions have been made. All too often, I was…
In 2020, amid the worldwide protests that followed the murder of George Floyd, the philanthropy sector saw dozens of pledges and commitments toward advancing racial justice. At the turn of…
Back in 2012, Teresa Hodge was sitting at her computer, filling out an application for a work-at-home job, when she encountered a question that sent a jolt of fear through…
What if a collective base of philanthropic practices were united to create a methodology for giving? Introducing the Trilogy of Philanthropy. Based on trust, evidence, and collaboration, this process could…
Detecting cancer early before it spreads throughout the body can be lifesaving. This is why doctors recommend regular screening for several common cancer types, using a variety of methods. Colonoscopies,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many family-led philanthropies are successfully using a participatory grantmaking approach by engaging community members in their decision-making. And, for many philanthropic families, participatory grantmaking is an emerging practice. In the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since NCRP’s first report describing the state of foundation funding for immigrant and refugee groups, the world has grown more dangerous for people on the move. Although COVID-19 slowed migration for a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the summer of 2012, Fernando Assad and two colleagues began navigating the maze of squat, tin- roofed structures that make up one of São Paulo’s largest favelas for weekly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “One” by Sage Hasson “Billions of people all struggling to [fulfil] seeming different agenda But we are all are in pursuit of one collective destiny We all need just one…