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In the seventh episode of Giving Done Right season two, CEP’s Phil and Grace talk with Rohini Nilekani, philanthropist and Giving Pledge signatory. Rohini discusses trust-based philanthropy, the effects of the pandemic…

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea States’ financial investments in public benefit programs for low-income families are associated with less child abuse…

On Sunday Oct. 28, 2018 — one day after the deadliest day in American Jewish history — I mourned with members of Congregation Dor Hadash. The Pittsburgh Reconstructionist congregation met…

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to an intense focus on global health, but it’s also made clear the need to invest in mental health around the world. Pandemics,…

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the economic precarity of rural America. Many rural and small towns were still struggling to recover from the last recession, and are now fighting for…

Pay discrimination is a big deal, and it continues to affect people of color, particularly women. While women account for almost half of the workforce, on average, they earn less…

After 18 months away, the fabric of our community had begun to fray. We’d forgotten what it looked like to learn together and eroded part of the foundation of trust…

It’s really hard not to compare foundation funding to state/public funding when we’re discussing abortion access. How can philanthropy expect abortion activists to combat both antis and the state when…

For the approximately 820 million people coping with chronic hunger, it’s not about missing a single meal; it’s about days and months and years of being undernourished. For children, continued…

As Independent Sector’s Visiting Scholar, I have the unique opportunity to bridge the practitioner and academic spheres of the nonprofit sector. Recently, I observed the need for reliable nonprofit data…

In February 2017, when Keia Blount was preparing to be released after serving a five-year prison term at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, she had no idea where…

If the last 18 months have made you angry, frustrated, and exhausted, you’re certainly not alone. Threats to our democracy, natural disasters exacerbated by climate change, and humanitarian crises have…