This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Crystal Cavalier-Keck heard in 2018 that an energy developer was planning to build a natural-gas pipeline near her hometown of Mebane, North Carolina, she was immediately concerned. Cavalier-Keck, who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Population density and long-term exposure to air pollution influenced the speed at which COVID-19 spread through metropolitan areas, research finds. During the “first wave” of COVID-19 in the United States,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The sobering reality is that while Black Americans make up just 12% of the population, they represent 39% of people experiencing homelessness — the largest share for any population. In Los Angeles…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report highlights ways to increase access and representation of the Latinx population to tech entrepreneurship by creating digital skill-building pipelines to employment opportunities. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This fall’s images of Border Patrol officers on horseback back using whips to drive Haitian asylum seekers across the Mexican border was a horrifying spectacle that highlighted the dire programmatic and funding challenges that Black-led migrant organizations face on an almost daily basis. Soon after these images went viral, a coalition of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homeowners ages 62 and older collectively own $9.2 trillion in home equity wealth. But since the 2008 housing bust, very few have accessed the wealth stored in their home equity—even though many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Diamante Hare stepped onto Northeastern Illinois University’s campus in Chicago for the first time in 2018, he was gambling with thousands of dollars of grants, scholarships and loans —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About Amy Issue area: Racial and economic justice and equity Geographic focus: United States and International (Africa) Giving vehicle: Donor-advised Fund, Foundation (Umsizi Fund) Years in philanthropy: 15 Wealth story:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Alexis de Tocqueville visited the mid-Atlantic in 1840, he was struck by America’s power to collaborate. Americans “seek each other out and unite together once they have made contact,”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In August 2021, two wildfires surrounded the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in central Montana. By Aug. 11, more than 175,000 acres were ablaze, and all residents of Lame Deer, the largest town…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “The recognition that organizational power and voice must be authorized by those impacted by the organization’s work.” These words come from BoardSource’s new way of framing the role of nonprofit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Power of Media Images Sixteen years ago, while watching a pre-school show with my then two-year-old daughter, I was stunned to see that there seemed to be far more…