This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we begin discussions with someone about engagement we like to tell them the good and the bad: how the community can feel heard and unified when things go well, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students most frequently cited mental health as an aspect of their lives that has been negatively impacted by the pandemic, according to a survey by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) is deeply concerned about the winter storm’s impact on communities of color, people living in poverty and other underserved communities. While it cannot go unnoticed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For nonprofits seeking to build their resilience, thinking long is essentially a judo move, where they adjust and respond to what’s thrown at them by turning a stronger opponent— spirit-sapping…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This past week, many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders welcomed the Lunar New Year under the dark shadow of spiking horrific violence targeting Asian elders, particularly in the Bay Area…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A life-destroying global pandemic. Anguished demands for racial and social justice. Millions of families in financial freefall. Whiplash change across the social sector and with it, unpredictable funding flows. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees estimates that rising seas, intensifying droughts, and other extreme weather events will uproot 250 million people by 2050. Like most other refugees,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many years, researchers believed that students learned to be generous at home, but new research suggests that the students participating in meaningful charity work at school may be more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Tuesday, the Houston Fire Department said it had responded to 90 calls for carbon monoxide poisoning in the past 24 hours, and the official number of cases reported in Harris County,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Curriculums that integrate real-world situations engage but also enable learners to have a positive impact. Myriad opportunities exist in which students are able to positively and sustainably impact the lives…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Redlining and Preventing Home Ownership Beginning in 1934, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) bolstered existing segregationist tactics by declining to underwrite homes in predominantly Black communities. The FHA justified this official policy, known as redlining, by describing Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the country endures a period of division in which both elected leaders and regular citizens traffic in lies and conspiracy theories and seek to undermine democracy, the question of…