This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A tidal wave of interest is building in farming the seas. It’s part of a global rush to exploit oceanic resources that’s been dubbed the “blue acceleration.” Optimistic projections say…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Couples who suffer a miscarriage or stillbirth in New Zealand will be eligible to receive three days of paid leave by law in the coming weeks, according to the New York Times.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The title of Alnoor Ebrahim’s important Measuring Social Change understates the scope of his thesis. It is a work on managing social change—highly readable, engaging, and illustrated by rich in-depth case studies. The book…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite their comparatively limited resources — climate philanthropy represents less than 0.1 percent of total climate finance — foundations’ combined efforts over the past 30 years have had a significant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Programs that help families facing food insecurity can benefit from evaluations to understand how they are helping their communities and how they can improve. However, evaluations can be challenging, and the gold…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Corporate-charity partnerships are often associated with businesses handing over oversized cheques for underwhelming amounts and staff volunteering to ‘help’ charities but getting in the way. However, our work supporting the Stone…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The deadly shootings of eight people in Atlanta on March 16 and 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22 brought heartache and grief to the families and friends of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent study from North Carolina indicates that an intensive, comprehensive after-school program can provide benefits both in the classroom and beyond and could provide a blueprint for post-Covid educational recovery.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over half of all women in Australia have experienced sexual harassment, while 1 in 5 has experienced sexual violence. All public schools in the Australian state of Victoria will now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All too often, social innovation leaders have given up on creating positive social change through public sector institutions, and instead focus their efforts on creating nonprofit and for-profit organizations. That…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is a difficult time for philanthropy. Challenges like global climate change are demanding collective action on an unprecedented scale. Technology, meanwhile, is creating new social problems at the same…
Jill Kolling, vice president of global sustainability at Cargill, says that it’s important for the farmers and ranchers it works with to be able to withstand the impacts of climate…