This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The short animated cartoon starts out with an animal-rights activist trying to pass out pamphlets in front of a signboard with a pig on it. Despite his enthusiasm, no one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Remote work, changes in ridership and financial pressures created by the pandemic revealed the strengths and weaknesses of current transit networks. At the CoMotion LA conference last week, transportation leaders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Your board casts the vision for the work and mission of your nonprofit organization. Nevertheless, the ideas and talents of nonprofit board members are sometimes underutilized, neglecting a potential catalyst…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In May, the world looked on in horror as a mass grave of 215 children’s remains was located using ground-penetrating radar at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, Canada. It…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historically, private foundations have focused on principal capital preservation while distributing their 5% payout for social good. Today, the world of impact investing has more and more philanthropists asking how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With record heat waves globally and extreme flooding affecting Europe and China, now is a pivotal moment to interrogate the interplay of technology and the environment, including the role of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Escalation is a natural tendency in any form of human competition. When such competition entails military confrontation, the pressure to escalate can become intense, and the consequences of escalation can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This November marked the annual Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week—aptly timed to coincide with the season of giving, celebrations of harvest plenty, and, in much of the country, the arrival…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Cody Tuttle finds that food stamp bans inflicted on former inmates after their release increases their chances of criminal recidivism. • What do formerly incarcerated individuals…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When COVID-19 lockdowns disrupted two-thirds of the Indian economy, much of the burden from the crisis was borne by the poor, who are often self-employed outside of the formal market…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Green banks – financial institutions or facilities dedicated to accelerating the shift to a sustainable economy – drove a record amount of clean energy investment last year. According to the Coalition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part of the thrill of facilitating The Service Learning Project (SLP) is seeing the incredibly positive impact on youth of all ages, and there are consistent trends: Students are excited to participate…