This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A few years ago, Brendan Mullen suggested the Marshall Plan as inspiration for a new impact investing model designed for Africa. Because the United States’ postwar development strategy was agile enough…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Can slicing a 100-mile-long trench into the bed of the Columbia River — the iconic giant whose flow binds British Columbia, Washington and Oregon — be good for the environment?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At a private hospital in Burundi’s capital, emergency specialist Emmanuel Kubwayo is worried for the first time since the coronavirus started spreading around the world last year. Kubwayo initially shared…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Access to clean, affordable, and safe drinking water is both a fundamental human right recognized by the United Nations and Goal 6 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. However, access to this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India is unlikely to be the last country encountering catastrophic outbreaks as the COVID-19 pandemic persists and evolves. The lessons from India’s experience are especially relevant to other developing countries,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Nevada’s school buildings closed in March 2020, the state’s 17 districts had varying abilities to support distance learning. A couple were well on their way, with quality instructional materials,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For most professionals, being invited to join a board of directors or advisors for a nonprofit organization is an honor. However, it is not an offer that should be taken…
We are living through a time where faith and trust in our institutions – and each other – are actively being eroded. How is the rampant spread of mis/disinformation contributing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Introverts or extroverts, we all need to wrestle with this phenomenon that I am going to call Retroactive Allyship Theater (RAT). This is a type of performative allyship when someone waits until a critical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. First, let’s ask the question of why trust is important in philanthropy. Research shows that higher levels of trust lead to a) greater confidence in trusted individuals or institutions and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The staff and board of University Prep Charter Schools stepped up this spring, recognizing an urgent need to develop an ambitious vision and catch-up plan that would support all children in getting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When funders gathered in 2015 to talk about ways to promote a fair and accurate 2020 census, none of us could have imagined perhaps the most fraught decennial census cycle…