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Considerable research evidence links childhood experiences of poverty to harmful effects on physical and mental health, social and behavioral functioning, and cognitive, academic, and educational outcomes. Yet little is known…

Digital advocacy organizations are distinct from many traditional NGOs, such as Oxfam or Greenpeace. Most NGOs engage in advocacy campaigns based on long-term commitment to a cause, and where expert…

The Breakfast Club teaches youth how to raise hogs, helping first-generation farmers pursue a career in agriculture.

Chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, asthma, HIV infection, and mental illness may be greatly undertreated among incarcerated people.

When I was a young researcher studying how forested ecosystems recover from wildfire, I brought my 6-month-old daughter with me to Yellowstone National Park. These forests are incredibly resilient to…

Universities are more than just halls of learning; they are vibrant ecosystems and often the beating heart of the towns they reside in. Their reach goes beyond academia and plays…

Smart Cities…

Every social system has its own unique and self-reinforcing characteristics, practices, and vocabularies. Learning to span these boundaries is a prerequisite for any significant change effort.

There are many challenges facing organizations working to fund rare causes. Often, there is a lack of awareness of the disease and the needs of the people facing it.

Question: I’m on the board of my local music arts nonprofit, and we have set term limits, but my family foundation board doesn’t have any term limits. Are term limits considered…

In 2018, David Blagdon was released from prison. Years of appeals, judicial reviews and public petitions had failed to persuade the relevant bodies that he was not a threat to the public.…

“Native American communities have seen more robust news coverage in recent years, in part because of an increase in Indigenous affairs reporting positions at U.S. newsrooms and financial support from…