This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1968, when the Urban Institute was founded, “our cities were on fire,” says Jamie Gorelick, chair of Urban’s board of trustees, in a video commemorating Urban’s 50th anniversary. “The…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Experts at Fred Hutch discuss prevalent racial health gaps in breast cancer and other diseases, as well as strategies to narrow these gaps. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the penultimate episode of Giving Done Right season two, CEP’s Phil and Grace talk with Gloria Walton, president and CEO of The Solutions Project. Gloria focuses on the intersection of climate change and racial justice, the value…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While many of the high school career and technical education (CTE) programs of today have evolved since the vocational education “wood shop” classes of the 1970s, some students and their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Carlos Sanchez-Gonzalez, now 16, grew up in the working-class South Baltimore neighborhood of Curtis Bay. He recalls first experiencing housing insecurity when he was about 9. “My dad thought it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Kelly Wofford is a veteran community engagement professional in the field of health care. This past March, after five years as director of community relations at Erie County Medical Center,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With students across California returning to classrooms earlier this autumn, it’s become undeniable that the ongoing pandemic is exacerbating systemic issues that long pre-date Covid-19. As in many similar districts,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was, says Renee King, the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. While attending a conference for aspiring Black tech entrepreneurs in 2019, she listened as a white “angel”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Climate Resilience Justice Fund, backed by funders including Porticus, Oak, Bosch, and Ikea Foundations, has called for at least $1 billion in philanthropic funding to address the injustice already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In his 2000 book “The America We Deserve,” future President Donald J. Trump argued that “we don’t have too many people in prison. Quite the contrary.” Trump added, “The next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In May 2018, I was named the 2019 Kentucky Elementary Teacher of the Year and was offered an opportunity to take a semester-long sabbatical working with the Kentucky Department of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Sauer Family Foundation invests in strengthening the well-being of children so they thrive in their families and communities in Minnesota. After the events at George Floyd Square unfolded not far from…