This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2007, Barry Dym was a consultant to nonprofits when he observed that there was very little diversity in the ranks of senior management. That realization contributed to his founding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How would you turn a moment into a movement? That’s the question that organizations supporting women running for office have been asking themselves over the last year. There are nine…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions (AIFCS) is lucky to partner with movers and shakers from communities scattered across the country. Freda Crichton, a leader in our opportunity youth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The fraught relations between foundations and nonprofit organizations was a hot topic last year. Our friends at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy have been saying this for the past…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wenhua Zhao and Junshi Chen both serve as preeminent public health officials in China. At the same time, Zhao and Chen have led Coca-Cola’s propaganda and lobbying efforts in China. They…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For years, Jeremiah Kittredge has been a darling of the national charter school movement’s wealthiest and most powerful benefactors. That all ended January 31st when Bryan Lawrence — a banker…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a society, we’re entering a new golden age of philanthropy. In our new report, “The Giving Journey: Guiding New Donors to Actualized Philanthropy,” we explore both the motives and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About a year ago, I mentioned I was co-authoring a book with two brilliant colleagues, Jessamyn Shams-Lau of the Peery Foundation and Jane Leu of Smarter Good. The book is called “Unicorns Unite: How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We’re in the final stretch leading up to NewCo Shift Forum and are pleased to announce the nominees for the NewCo Honors, our annual awards for organizations doing well by doing good. Nominees are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ZERO TO THREE’s HealthySteps program announced both its large expansion and growth plan supported by Blue Meridian Partners, as well as its new national director, Dr. Rahil Briggs. ZERO TO…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. $8.15 billion. That’s the amount global investors staked in edtech companies in the first 10 months of 2017. Education used to be simple: there was a blackboard, a teacher and desks in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Five years ago, Emily Bookstein was fresh out of Harvard, debt-free thanks to her grandparents. Her dad had just given her $10,000, money he had put aside for her college…