This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s a foundational premise of the American dream: that through hard work and diligent study, young people can use education to access opportunities that were denied to their parents. However,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racism is fundamental to the United States’ inception: our founding as a nation and economy depended on it. Chattel slavery and the genocide of Indigenous people supplied the labor and…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Raquan Wedderburn & Karen Biddle Andres outline trends in American student debt, and highlight the relationship between generational wealth and widening racial divides in debt burdens.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The charity sector has a diversity issue and it is undermining our impact. The moral case for greater diversity, equity and inclusion in our sector is clear. It is part…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For a new study, published in Nature Energy, researchers analyzed the results of a nationally representative survey of 2,381 adults below the federal poverty line. Conducted in April and May 2020,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As communities work aggressively to stop the spread of COVID-19 and look toward recovery, it is vital that resulting policies and practices do more than bolster economies and pursue economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Brooklyn is home to the largest Black community in North America. Nearly 70 percent of the borough’s residents are non-white. For our staff at the Brooklyn Community Foundation, the events…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Data and numbers can point to important lessons for philanthropy, however, the voices of Indigenous leaders and stakeholders are vital if philanthropy is to improve its impact and its practices in Indigenous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For too long, philanthropy in tribal communities has been driven by a desire to fix problems and define communities by their needs and deficits, not their strengths. This charity approach…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Stopping carbon pollution alone will not bring climate justice. Reaching net-zero by 2050 will not either. Neither will achieving 100 percent renewable energy targets. The entire economy is being rebuilt.…
Nonprofit CWI Labs, whose mission is to help underserved communities overcome workforce entry barriers, has partnered with WorkingNation to address the issue in a series of interviews for our An…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the Black Lives Matter movement has grown to the largest social movement in US history, funders are being forced to reckon with the origins of their wealth—with deep roots in…