This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Organizations, like people, go through seasons of change and growth. To effectively carry out a core mission they must adapt to shifting conditions and emerging needs and opportunities. And during…
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors published its second biennial “Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy” report. This is the only global survey of philanthropy of its kind. In an analysis of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “By 2050, as many as one billion people could be displaced by a combination of climate change impacts, extreme events, and environmental degradation, thus raising critical concerns about finding appropriate…
I think we have a serious problem with the donor-centered approach. Namely that the pervasiveness of this model in our sector may be perpetuating the very inequity that we are…
As the war in Ukraine heads into its sixth month, with almost 50,000 people killed, both sides are digging in, says Tufts’ Chris Miller. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24,…
You may have noticed that upcycled food has made its way into countless consumer product trends lists and headlines over the last few months. I find this trend to be…
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, offers U.S. states and cities the chance to invest in transportation systems that modernize infrastructure, expand access…
People of color and low-income communities in the U.S. are at greater risk for exposure to pesticides, a new study has found. While this is the case for many environmental pollutants,…
Midsummer is the time for forecasts of the size of this year’s “dead zones” and algal blooms in major lakes and bays. Will the Gulf of Mexico dead zone be…
If police are called to a scene, there’s a pretty good chance somebody there is having a bad day. That scene might represent a singularly traumatic moment in the life…
A recent Lancet study, offering the first comprehensive assessment of the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), finds 1.27 million deaths were directly attributable to bacterial AMR in 2019. The study notes…
At the 2022 Food Waste Solutions Summit in Minneapolis, Minnesota, presented by the nonprofit ReFED, panelists discussed the private sector’s role in food waste reduction—and the urgency of creating change. “I…