This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tanya Coke, director of the gender, racial, and ethnic justice program at the Ford Foundation, and Mindy Tarlow, managing director of portfolio strategy and management at the philanthropic collaborative Blue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week’s Bureau of Labor Statistics July jobs report showed a robust, 943,000-job increase from the month prior and a decrease in the unemployment rate, to 5.4%. However, the fact remains that the U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As employees across many industries embrace new ways to work, certain industries have suffered a recent labor shortage. Many employees are leaving their positions in search of better work-life balance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The slogan “Think Globally, Act Locally” has been around for some years now. Only a few decades ago, vibrant local economies were indeed more prevalent: people grew food in their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On August 2, PEAK Grantmaking in collaboration with Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) hosted the first of a three-part learning and professional development series that explores career pathways in philanthropy,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part one in a three-part series. Read part two and part three. School districts nationwide face the constant tension between innovative ideas to best serve students, and time and resources…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among the many lessons learned during this pandemic, COVID-19 has emphasized the need for health equity. Already, we are seeing a disproportionately low distribution of lifesaving resources to low- and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Higher education enrollments fell overall to new lows during the spring 2021 semester, according to new data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. In just one year, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With over 600,000 fewer students enrolled in spring of 2021, higher education is continuing to see decreases in enrollment from the impact of COVID-19. Although the certifications and technical degrees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The coronavirus public health emergency and resulting economic recession brought into stark relief the engrained problems with the system of income support for U.S. workers and their families. People in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Metropolitan transit systems increasingly limit payment to electronic and prepaid fares on board their vehicles to increase the speed of boarding, provide more opportunities to collect ridership data to inform…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tomorrow is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. This day recognizes that Black women in the United States have to work from the start of January 2020 through August 2, 2021…