We launched our New York Rural Organizing Portfolio in June 2024 with an attainable yet impactful goal: raise $15,000 in general operating funds for each of the thirteen organizations featured…
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Between January and mid-October 2025, calls to the national 211 hotline from people seeking food pantries in their community held steady at nearly 1,000 calls per day. But as the…
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We are living in reactionary times. For many funders and organizers, what once felt like steady, if hard, progress on economic and social justice goals now feels more like a…
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Click here for more.Recent research from Citymeals on Wheels reveals that nearly half of New York adults over age 60 who use older adult centers and home-delivered meal programs experience food insecurity, exposing…
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Click here for more.Naema Abdullah stands over a blackened pot of bubbling oil, her hands moving with practiced ease as she drops small rounds of dough into the heat. Around her, three other…
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Around the world, civic spaces are shifting. There are growing restrictions on free expression and public participation, and it’s increasingly difficult for people to organise and speak out. For youth-led…
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We are surrounded by local intermediaries. Banks manage the exchange between people and capital. Trainers connect individuals to their fitness goals. Real estate agents guide home buying through the complexity…
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Click here for more.The next chapter in the history of our planet’s climate will be written next week, as high-level negotiators, policymakers, civil society leaders, business representatives, farmers, chefs, and other climate experts…
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Click here for more.When most people think about intergenerational mobility, they often assume it unfolds gradually over long periods of time, which unintentionally fails to empower economic mobility over shorter periods of time.…
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In a companion report released earlier this year, we outlined why land use policies and practices—which have long been contentious and high stakes—are getting more scrutiny in favor of equitable local…
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In late January 2025, nonprofits nationwide began receiving notices of federal government funding cancellations and freezes, and the impacts of government funding disruptions were quickly apparent. Organizations delivering job training,…
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Click here for more.What is not working about the US response to homelessness? Every year, cities spend more on services, but homelessness is on the rise and public frustration with the status quo…