This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is the second of two op-eds from The Shared Prosperity Partnership. We asked leaders in each of these eight cities to describe briefly the considerations, strategies, and tactics required to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2015, The James Irvine Foundation launched the Bridging the Gap initiative, designed to support successful student transitions from high school to postsecondary education. The initiative, now in its concluding phase, paid…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In response to the pandemic, workers both employed and unemployed have used digital platforms and tools to magnify their voices and meet their needs. They have launched online petition campaigns…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One sign of long-term sustainability and success within a sector is a healthy distribution or ecosystem of organizations along the spectrum of size. The Portland area for example is home…
While capitalism has lifted millions out of poverty worldwide, the wealth gap in the United States continues to climb, with stark disparities across the economic spectrum. Most recently, the COVID-19…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The traditional finance sector isn’t doing enough to help underserved entrepreneurs, who need access to capital as well as non-financial support. If you’re a woman and you’re Black, good luck…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On any given night in 2019, more than 568,000 people in the U.S. are sleeping in their cars, in shelters and on the streets of our communities. In 2020, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Community Wealth Partners, we’ve seen both national and local organizations strategically forge new, cross-sector relationships that have truly transformed the way they work. This approach has made a difference…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Let me suggest five insights about social mobility and the role of big bet philanthropy that continue to strike me as especially significant: Ultimately, it’s about public work. If philanthropic investments…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In our cities, a plethora of sharing and collaborative activities emerge and flourish. Since they are most prominent in urban areas, where the concentration of people and resources in close…
Rural areas are seeing some of the fastest spread of the COVID-19 in the U.S., taxing already stressed rural health care systems. Researchers Tanisa Adimu and Amanda Phillips Martinez head…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As California contends with its worst wildfire season in history, it’s more evident than ever that land management practices in the state’s forested mountains need major changes. Many of California’s…