This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Food banks often do more than basic food distribution by offering programs that help people gain a foothold out of poverty. Workforce training, financial literacy classes and access to benefits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, and designated a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization two days…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We need to fix work, not workers. I believe the inability of employers to fill job openings in 2021 is no labor shortage but rather an indictment of the low-quality…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Susan Ruffo wants to change the conversation around saving the world’s oceans. “Really, we should talk about how the oceans are saving us,” the UN Foundation’s Senior Advisor for Ocean…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Less than one in five female frontline health workers say protective clothing fits them properly, according to a survey from the Women in Global Health network. Just 14 per cent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Foundation and nonprofit leaders came together to discuss changes made to philanthropic practice in response to the crises of the last two years at CEP’s third 2021 Virtual Learning Session.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In and around the tangled roots of the forest floor, fungi and bacteria grow with trees, exchanging nutrients for carbon in a vast, global marketplace. Mapping these relationships could help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a mistaken assumption that community service done by high school students occurs almost automatically and that the hours students give to charities and events are a cinch to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than a third of U.S. students live in some form of affordable housing environment — and many of these students face more academic barriers than their peers, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study finds positive and negative health effects for African American women who use a “Superwoman” persona to cope with the stress of discrimination. The Superwoman persona refers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sustainability proponents have celebrated the leadership of major cities to advance energy efficiency, electrified transportation and other climate change goals during the past decade. Urban leaders from around the world…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Young activists are sounding the loudest alarms on the impact that climate change is having on local communities worldwide: They want action, and they want it now. In Bolivia, Young Climate…