This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The removal of four obsolescent hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, expected in 2023 or 2024, should have been an occasion for celebration, recognizing an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Groups committed to diversity, justice, and equity work, like my own team at Philanthropy Together, know that this is not something we can solve overnight. Our internal and institutional racial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools, also known as Orange Shirt Day, is a day to honor the victims and survivors of the 367 boarding schools in the United…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “The pandemic hit immigrant families very, very hard,” Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez, deputy director of Californians Together, a coalition that advocates for English learners in the Golden State, told The 74. But despite…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Efforts to improve the quality of American education often focus, implicitly or explicitly, on students who are achieving at levels far below their peers. That emphasis is reflected in equity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As program officer at the POISE Foundation, Traci Johnson helps Black-led, Black-serving organizations bring change to their communities. During the pandemic, Traci recognized Black-led organizations and communities were far more impacted. She wanted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There aren’t many places in America where you can pick up a home-recipe, cooked-to-order chili cheese dog for $3.60, much less a vegan chili cheese dog for an even $6. But the purveyor of this awesome deal, Jordan’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since my column in August, Hurricane Ida battered New Orleans and its power grid, an abortion ban took effect in Texas, border agents on horseback were filmed chasing and whipping…
Regine A. Webster, VP, Center for Disaster Philanthropy, and Afi Tengue, VP of Philanthropy & Impact at Giving Compass, discuss effective giving during a disaster. You’ll learn about: The stages…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sweet Livity’s mission — “Values toward wellness” — guides its business model and services, based on years of community development work in diverse urban and rural communities. The company has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just a few years ago if you said the phrase “Critical Race Theory” to someone outside of a law school, they almost certainly would have had no idea what you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in the United States have hurt not only the people who experience the disparities but have hurt all Americans by depressing U.S. economic output by…