Democracy

California and New Mexico offer two examples of child care advocacy that ended in better pay and treatment for the underpaid workforce…

Digital technology was a reoccurring theme last week at the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy on “defending against authoritarianism, addressing and fighting corruption, promoting respect for human rights.” COVID-19 has highlighted how…

The path to civic engagement and political equity for Native Americans has been a long and arduous journey, persisting to this day. As we approach the centennial commemoration of the…

Philanthropy comes in many forms. For over a decade, Black Philanthropy Month has been a time of reflection on Black philanthropists’ contributions—including the contributions of Black liberation movements. As an American-born, Vietnamese…

While the findings show that adolescents are not receiving critical information, of even greater concern is that a significant percentage of young people don’t receive any information about birth control…

Creating progressive social change requires us to have both the data and the narrative. One clear example of an issue where data will never be enough is health inequalities. At FrameWorks, we…

The Biden Administration is at the point of releasing a final rule articulating the obligation of communities to “affirmatively further fair housing,” an important yet unrealized aspect of the Fair…

Civil society has attended to social problems for decades while intentionally refraining from overt engagement with politics. But a new field of practice seeks to reinvigorate democracy by emancipating social innovation from this stricture.

In Memphis, a $25 million project to restore the historic Clayborn Temple is about more than historic preservation. It is about building the community’s future.

Too often, signs of trouble are ignored until a problem becomes a crisis. Here are some clear warning signs residents should watch for. If you see something, say something – it could save lives.

To support the struggling child care sector during and after the pandemic, Congress dedicated billions in child care relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The LISC Child Care and Early Learning team explores how minor but important changes in the administration of ARPA funding…

In many ways, this moment in human history is characterized by unprecedented progress: decreases in violence, declines in poverty rates, increases in education, and improvements in health. At the same…