This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I would love to take credit for Blue Shield of California Foundation’s (BSCF) COVID-19 and Racial Equity grants, but I have to acknowledge the great work of our Program Managers,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Crime has dropped since 1990, but not for the reasons some might think, according to a new study. The research suggests crime reduction efforts account for less than half of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This article originally appeared at Bloomberg CityLab and is published in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Exchange. When the pandemic shut down schools in March, it created a new urgency…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the first COVID-19 vaccine now authorized for adolescents, ages 12 and up, a big question looms: Will students be required to get the vaccine before returning to their classrooms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Thursday, The Washington Post ran an op-ed by Cathy Merrill, CEO and owner of Washingtonian Media, in which she expressed her fear that employees will want to continue working from home after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As many media outlets have reported, a smaller number of jobs were added to the economy, with overall unemployment rising slightly. Also in the report: the number of women who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has been a period of acute trauma at many levels. More than 3 million people have died globally from COVID-19, including over 600,000 in the United States. Doctors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Early on a Saturday in rural Maryland, about 200 high school and college students, largely from urban Baltimore and Washington, D.C., gathered to learn about careers in agriculture. Many have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently, Dwayne Marsh, CEO of Northern California Grantmakers, and I were reflecting on how many foundations in our memberships are looking to change direction and move toward racial equity. In an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 to 15 years of age on May 10, 2021. The Centers for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just about every indicator of drought is flashing red across the western U.S. after a dry winter and warm early spring. The snowpack is at less than half of normal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many health care institutions, the shift toward values-based payments is accelerating efforts to address housing, food, safety, and other community needs. You might expect this is good news for…