This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In episode 24 of the Investing in Impact podcast, we speak with Harlan Mandel, CEO of Media Development Investment Fund, on investing in independent media companies in countries where access to free…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some years ago, in reference to Georgia’s economy, the claim was made of the existence of two Georgias: one, the vibrant metropolitan areas of the state; the other, rural Georgia…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the United States, people are fighting for equity and justice within their workplaces. This year, Glassdoor even named diversity and inclusion a top workplace trend. As more companies publicly denounce racism,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The short-term economic and well-being costs of COVID-19 have been severe. Though we hope the pandemic will be a temporary shock, in the interim it has pushed many vulnerable households…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every year heat kills tens of thousands of people. Their breathing grows shallow, their heart rates flutter, their muscles spasm, and then they die. Heat killed over 100,000 people in 2018, when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I asked my mom about what happened when the doctors first told her about my disability. “They gave me a pamphlet,” she said, one that was 15 years out of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines wants kids to be safe while having fun in the water this summer. So he’s partnering with fellow gold medalist swimmers like Cullen Jones…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, had a revenue problem. With a narrow tax base and a lacking collection system, the city faced a low revenue ceiling that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) count of people experiencing homelessness is likely an underestimate, according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. GAO analyzed three sources…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies have enabled automation to scale and pose legitimate workforce threats. However, these innovations are creating new jobs and recreating old ones that together shape the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I can’t stop thinking about the news regarding the remains of 215 Native children found at the site of a residential school in Kamloops Canada. It is deeply sad and horrifying. I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “They would just start beating you and lose control and hurl you against the wall, throw you on the floor, kick you, punch you.” That is how Geraldine Bob, a…