This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it has a problem. Its continental shelf drops off quickly,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At our organization, One Acre Fund, we’ve found that randomized control trials (RCTs) can be a powerful and appropriate tool under certain conditions and for certain audiences. But as practitioners charged…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I do a lot of listening and observing. We work with nonprofit organizations on a daily basis through our libraries, classes, and customer service inquiries, and so we hear a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The critical connection between water and health can be found in almost every aspect of our lives. For most, this link is the water from the taps in our homes,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Creating more opportunities for super-bright girls to skip grades might be one of the most viable ways to open cracks in the glass ceiling that has plagued STEM (science, technology,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Success for any business or organization is measured in many ways apart from sales. One critical factor that determines the success of an organization is how solid its connections are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last August, when Florida’s Hillsborough County Public Schools began upgrading air filters in their K-12 buildings, the event was so significant that news trucks showed up to document one of the first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “How much does it cost?” is one of the most common questions policymakers, funders, researchers, and program administrators ask when considering a new program or policy. A cost study (PDF) can help answer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. South Africans’ mental health has worsened over the last year due to COVID-19, and only seems to be deteriorating as the country continues to experience the socio-economic impacts related to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Vaccine apathy isn’t hesitancy because this group isn’t weighing the decision whether they feel the vaccine is safe—for the apathetic, the decision isn’t even on the radar. Certain psychographics—groups of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This has been the most pivotal grant to our organization since I got here. It has enabled us to be in a space that we weren’t in before. I heard…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In March 2020, I was on a call with 15 other nonprofit leaders. As the world was coming to grips with the reality of the pandemic, my peers and I…