This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofit leaders and sector advocates have long called on funders to prioritize strengthening nonprofit organizations. Our research here at CEP has found that nonprofit leaders not only want help from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Each state sets a statutory definition of which thefts are felonies (punishable by longer sentences in prison) and which are misdemeanors (punishable by shorter sentences in jail). But in many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historian Nicholas Creary began researching lynchings in Maryland about five years ago with his undergraduate students at Bowie State University. They ultimately found at least 40 cases in which Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Ocean Cleanup is a highly touted nonprofit with the ambitious goal of cleaning up 90 percent of the ocean’s plastic. In reality, the initiative’s impact on the world’s floating debris…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two months from now the annual United Nations climate conference will have begun, this year in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Campaign groups are already limbering up for the talks, COP-26,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Telehealth smoking cessation treatment programs can reduce tobacco-related disparities among incarcerated smokers, according to a new study. The study in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare finds that video conferencing with tobacco…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, we expected to see a wave of nonprofit mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Like many others, we thought that the pandemic’s challenges would…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Corporate social responsibility or CSR plays a significant role in businesses nowadays. Employers looking to hire millennials must take it into account. This is because over three-quarters of millennials consider the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has created extraordinary need for millions of people across the U.S. This is particularly acute, though often hidden, on college campuses, where students are sometimes left to choose…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations General Assembly is this week, and quite frankly, I’m not looking forward to it. It’ll be another circuit of high level meetings and catchy headlines telling the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every year, millions of students nationwide participate in afterschool and summer programs that help them gain skills in science, technology, engineering, and math — also known as STEM. But even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Assumptions – making decisions without proof – can be dangerous in philanthropy. When funders assume what communities need rather than continually listening, revising processes and shifting support based on localised…