This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, presented by CCS Fundraising, explores how donor-advised fund (DAF) donors respond to nonprofit financial distress, both during major societal crises…
Between January and mid-October 2025, calls to the national 211 hotline from people seeking food pantries in their community held steady at nearly 1,000 calls per day. But as the…
We are living in reactionary times. For many funders and organizers, what once felt like steady, if hard, progress on economic and social justice goals now feels more like a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recent research from Citymeals on Wheels reveals that nearly half of New York adults over age 60 who use older adult centers and home-delivered meal programs experience food insecurity, exposing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Naema Abdullah stands over a blackened pot of bubbling oil, her hands moving with practiced ease as she drops small rounds of dough into the heat. Around her, three other…
Gun violence is trending downward for more than three quarters of cities with the most shootings, according to a new analysis by The Trace’s Gun Violence Data Hub. For more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The next chapter in the history of our planet’s climate will be written next week, as high-level negotiators, policymakers, civil society leaders, business representatives, farmers, chefs, and other climate experts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When most people think about intergenerational mobility, they often assume it unfolds gradually over long periods of time, which unintentionally fails to empower economic mobility over shorter periods of time.…
It’s been one year since the launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an initiative created during Brazil’s presidency of the Group of 20 to pair governments with the solutions,…
The cafeteria at Pike County Central High School is typically crowded with hungry students grabbing a bite between classes. But on the first Saturday of this past April, the main…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Molly Mandel is on a budget. Like many others her age, the 77-year-old retiree depends on her Social Security check and a small monthly pension to cover her expenses. She…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For most nonprofits, “nimble” is the name of the game. Organizations of all kinds face challenges and calls for change periodically, and it is those groups most able to think…