This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Organizers and advocates won groundbreaking victories in investments through the American Rescue Plan. The bill notably moves away from trickle-down economics and instead gives direct support to households in need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What happens in an organization’s initial board meeting? For some boards, the initial board meeting is the first official opportunity to meet fellow board members; for other boards, members may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Increases in the use of telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic among people with private insurance has occurred mostly among those who are more affluent and those who live in metropolitan…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since its inception, the Knight Media Forum has focused on bringing together place-based foundations to strengthen local news around the country. And as the challenges for publishers have grown during…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. EU states received a 60 per cent increase in emergency calls about intimate partner violence during the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020. The alarming trend resulted from the emotional…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. t was March 15, 2020 when Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the emergency closure of New York City’s schools amid skyrocketing coronavirus infections. (See our time capsule of what that surreal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The vaccines against COVID-19 exemplify the potential of human ingenuity. A globally collaborative research effort yielded an innovative solution to a pressing problem, developed with unprecedented speed but also remarkable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of us are feeling the “pandemic wall” right now. This is understandable given the multiple crises the past year has wrought that at times feels never-ending. Collectively, we are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Biden administration’s recent executive order calling for a comprehensive report on climate-related migration and for reorganizing the U.S. migration system comes at a critically important time. Across the United States, floods,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy has evolved significantly from its noblesse oblige origins, through federated giving, to the competitive venture philanthropy model which now predominates. In those approaches charities set agendas and funders respond…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Louisiana has never been hard to pinpoint on a map — it’s the only state in the U.S. that looks like a giant boot. At least it did, before the…
This paper presents new estimates of the effects of the City University of New York (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model, evaluated using a randomized controlled trial first…