This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Togetherness is a defining characteristic of collective giving groups like Charlotte’s New Generation of African American Philanthropists (NGAAP). I, along with my fellow members, share values around preserving culture, building community…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From mid-March 2020 through the start of May, as COVID-19 spread across the United States, more than 33 million U.S. workers lost their jobs, with unemployment rising faster among immigrants…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2017 hurricane and wildfire seasons were among the worst on record in the United States. The storms that year included three of the five costliest in the nation’s history:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2018, I was living in Israel while researching a book about the country’s fight against groups that challenge its legitimacy. Every Wednesday, a new batch of Ben & Jerry’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Children raised in areas with more atmospheric lead pollution grew up to have less adaptive and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. African non-governmental organisations (NGOs) receive only a modest share of philanthropic gifts on the continent. Over the past decade, African donors directed just 9 percent of large gifts (by value),…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Summer isn’t even half over, and we’ve seen heat waves in the Pacific Northwest and Canada with temperatures that would be hot for Death Valley, enormous fires that have sent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past decade, wildfires and extreme heat have destabilized California in ways both dramatic and subtle: 4.2 million acres burned last year alone, most of the state is experiencing emergency levels of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Miami is all about the water and living life outdoors. Walking paths and parks line large stretches of downtown waterfront with a stunning bay view. This downtown core is where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the past 18 months, we struggled to adapt to living with a global pandemic, our growing awareness of human rights violations and systemic racism, economic despair, divisive challenges to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the many reasons mass incarceration persists is because people too poor to afford their own lawyers are denied meaningful representation in court. This injustice happens because public defense…