This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Consider the food bank, a staple on the menu of nonprofits in most communities. Food banks collect unwanted food from donors, including supermarkets, food manufacturers, individuals and the government, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. America’s foundations spend many millions of dollars every year on investment advice. What do they get in return? You read that right: Money that could be spent on charitable programs — to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s a problem with our conception of progress in America today. It’s based on money measures and not much else. Measure of America creates metrics to tell us about how people are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What are the most common barriers to fair compensation, and what are the most effective ways that organizations can overcome them? This cutting-edge report on compensation practices outlines flexible approaches…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If America ever does take the radical step of introducing a universal basic income (UBI)–that is, a regular payment to all citizens to cover their basic needs–presumably the idea will need something…
If you’re lucky enough to live without want, it’s a natural impulse to be altruistic to others. UNICEF reports that in 2011, 6.9 million children under five died from preventable,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the federal government is stuck somewhere between complete turmoil and gridlock, many individual communities are embarking on transformational change. Local leaders are facing down climate change, population growth, demographic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Proposed for elimination, the Community Development Block Grant has been a major source of flexible funds aimed at helping low-income people. As the federal budget tightens, major sources of federal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Donald Trump has never been known for displays of Christian humility. The first few minutes of his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast in February were no exception. He thanked the creator…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Losing the right to drive in December upended Latrice Harry’s life. She’d been pulled over by police six months before, and after failing to pay an initial ticket—she says she…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of the spending goals outlined in Donald Trump’s proposed education budget reflect his campaign rhetoric. The president, who has long called for reducing the federal government’s role in schools and universities,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Chavez, a Mexican American from Arizona, dropped out of the seventh grade in 1942 to start picking crops so that his mother wouldn’t have to. In the 1950s, in a…