This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, health care workers around the world were in desperate need of personal protective equipment (PPE), virus testing kits, and other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Shondra Muhammad is the Deputy Executive Director at the S.H.A.P.E Community Center in Houston Texas. S.H.A.P.E works to improve people’s lives through programs and activities that focus on their values of unity,…
The United States is home to more than 23 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. AAPI communities are an integral part of our country’s history and they continue to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Money should be a tool of love, to facilitate relationships, to help us thrive, rather than to hurt and divide us. If it’s used for sacred, life-giving restorative practices, it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Donors cannot achieve their intended social impact goals without help. The question is: how can you identify the right team and talent to help you realize your impact goals? After…
Elizer Darris is the Co-Executive Director of the Minnesota Freedom Fund – an organization that disrupts the predatory practices of criminal bail and immigration bonds. Chanda sat down with Elizer…
From 1994 to 2001, Sharon Sayles Belton served as mayor of Minneapolis. She was the first woman and first African American to hold that position. Sharon and Chanda connected to…
Our first-ever virtual Conversations with Chanda event guest was Vu Le, the creator of Nonprofit AF. Vu and Chanda talk about what community-centric philanthropy looks like, how philanthropy can be responsive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At TPI, we often refer to this as “high-impact” philanthropy – taking a proactive approach to philanthropy, defining goals, learning and uncovering funding opportunities to support those goals, and creatively leveraging…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By almost any measure, American life is increasingly divided. Wealth inequality has skyrocketed over the last few decades, leading to stark differences in access to health care, quality education and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is a story about a relationship between a legal advocacy organization (ArchCity Defenders) and a philanthropic funder (the Amplify Fund) that is grounded in mutual trust. We came together…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Children and Youth Cabinet (CYC) of Rhode Island was founded in 2011, its mission was to gather, analyze, and disseminate data and best practices to support Providence’s children…