This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even as protesters called for change in cities across America last year, a massive experiment was underway that reshaped every corner of the criminal justice system. Some police agencies scaled…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this summer, Mackenzie Scott made a massive $2.7 billion investment in support of 286 organizations working to spark change and empower individuals. My organization, the Center for Cultural Power, was one of them. We…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Behavioral health issues may finally be starting to get the attention they have long deserved from the philanthropic community. For too long, substance use and mental health have comprised only a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study shows just how much of a psychological toll the murder of George Floyd took on people in America, particularly among Black Americans. Following the murder of Floyd,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Given the number and increasing severity of climate-related events, combating climate change is urgent. Under the auspices of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, members of its Conference of Parties…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The rapid development of effective mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 has led some observers to suggest that mRNA will push other types of vaccines out of the market completely in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At its peak in 2020, COVID-19-related school closures affected more than 1 billion learners around the world. Girls’ education advocates feared the worst: Prolonged school closures and lockdowns would harm girls’…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I grew up in a small farm in eastern Kenya. My family planted various crops, hoping to boost our income. On one occasion, an extension agent brought us some seeds…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Magnify Community shares organizations that can help donors in Silicon Valley improve their giving, offering guidance about how to find the best match. • Which of these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Metropolitan regions in the United States suffer from high levels of economic and racial segregation, partly as a result of racially discriminatory and exclusionary decisions made by local governments to prevent affordable housing construction…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. So far, and especially in the case of Turkey, support for refugees has focused on making them fit more easily into host country economies. But, with many Syrian refugees now…
In the second episode of Giving Done Right season two, CEP’s Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette talk with Julie Aleman, philanthropist and executive director of the Younger Family Fund. Julie discusses her…