This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A colleague recently asked me how much has changed since I wrote “The Dance of Deceit,” a 2004 Stanford Social Innovation Review article in which I reflected on my seven years as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a companion report to our most recent Leading with Intent: BoardSource Index of Nonprofit Board Practices report, we took a look at the findings related to diversity, equity, and inclusion to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Albert Einstein once famously said if he were given an hour to solve a problem, he’d spend 55 minutes understanding it, and then take just five minutes developing solutions. That…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fifteen years ago, I heard the words no one wants to hear—I had breast cancer. Even so, I was lucky in that I had comprehensive health insurance, access to some…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the emotive response that drives donors to give is pure and simple, the truth is that disasters are incredibly complex. There is the scale of the suffering and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 153 million people in the United States are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. While this is laudable progress, much work remains to be done to ensure every American gets equitable access to this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Biodiversity provides humanity and our economies with the resources needed to thrive. However, the planet is experiencing a great loss of biodiversity due to overfishing, deforestation and pollution. Humans and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy, giving back, and supporting communities in need have been more important than ever throughout the past year and a half—and people have stepped up to the challenge. In fact,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has made clear the deep inequities in our society, especially within the educational system. And it became clear the many roles schools play beyond academics: like getting lunches…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Eight out of 10 people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological problems, new research shows. In early 2020, after the United States had its first reported case of COVID-19, Sherry Chou…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tropospheric and surface ozone pollution pose significant threats to global crop production and food security, but farmers are largely unaware of its impact on agriculture and damage to ecosystems, say…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Leonard Adams started his journey to build Quest Communities, a nonprofit developer of transitional and permanent supportive housing in Atlanta, he had no connections to the world of community…