A 2021 paper called “Hollowed out Heartland, USA” details how financial and political elites have taken control of assets in rural America, from banks and newspapers to hospitals and homes.…
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“I’m struggling a bit this morning,” a client of mine stated at the start of our session the morning of June 24, 2022. “I just heard on the news about…
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Devastating flash floods in Dallas, St. Louis and eastern Kentucky have left cities across the U.S. questioning their own security in a warming climate. Dallas was hit with nearly 15…
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Click here for more.With midterm elections looming on the horizon, many foundations are asking the question: What can we do to get out the vote, educate the voting public, and support our grantees’…
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During a recent interview, farmer, activist, and Co-Founder of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) discussed the importance of cultivating women farmers’ leadership skills and including them in decision-making…
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RAND’s survey asked nearly 2,500 public school teachers and more than 1,500 principals about their working conditions and well-being midway through the 2021–2022 school year. Researchers also fielded similar questions to…
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Americans are hurting. More than one million people across our nation have died from COVID-19, a staggering and profound loss. Even as we continue to grieve, the other crises we…
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Click here for more.Advocacy can include many different elements, large and small. Provide board members with examples of how other foundations activate advocacy and the results of those efforts. Exponent is one source…
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Click here for more.“Whatchu gonna do when you get out of jail?” That’s the light intro to “Genius of Love” by the Tom Tom Club. It’s the perfect song to groove to on…
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Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social media may have made the amount, variety and speed of misinformation seem…
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The year 2021 marks 10 years since the publication of the article “Collective Impact” in Stanford Social Innovation Review, authored by my FSG colleagues John Kania and Mark Kramer. In 2013 – 2014,…
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Learning loss, disengagement, anxiety and depression are soaring among young people, and our schools need a radical rethink to address this before the next academic year begins. A recent New York…