This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you want to calculate how influential news and media are in our lives, just look at the 2016 election and the recent COVID-19 misinformation campaign. Every day, flashy covers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I laid off five of my seven team members in February, I had no idea a global pandemic was about to hit. There is no pleasure in laying off…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. General operating support (also known as gen op, unrestricted or core support) refers to a type of grant that helps support a nonprofit’s mission, rather than specific projects or programs. Grantees may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Weeping may last for the night but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 As we emerge from the collective trauma of these past 19 months and assess the post-apocalyptic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The development community has been heavily researching and discussing cash transfers over the past decade, publishing hundreds of studies and scores of articles on their impacts and potential to alleviate poverty. At BRAC,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the last decade, as funders have embraced a wide range of approaches to amplify their impact, philanthropy has become more complex. Many funders are engaging in co-creative, collaborative approaches…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To realize the full value of human services community-based organizations, we need to change both the narrative around what they do and the structures for funding them, stressing shared values…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. La Maraña is a woman-led, participatory design non-profit that empowers Puerto Ricans to improve their cities and communities. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and María, La Maraña imagines a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Approximately one-quarter of the global population are women of reproductive age, most of whom menstruate every month. A core function of a woman’s reproductive system, menstruation is a healthy and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the road to economic mobility in the United States, inequitable education, health, and employment systems, designed to benefit the few, leave many children and families of color behind, stuck…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2017, after joining my family’s foundation as the Director of Programs, I had the opportunity to participate in a “Meet the Funders” event hosted by the Asian Pacific Community Fund.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part three in a three-part series. Read parts one and two. When girls are offered the tools, support, and relationships they need to succeed, a positive ripple effect occurs in…