This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Accessing health care and the social conditions required for well-being remains a challenge in many rural communities. Persistent workforce shortages, lower rates of insurance coverage, higher rates of unemployment, and…
Defector, a worker-owned journalism co-op, almost didn’t exist. When 19 former Deadspin staffers — who’d resigned in November 2019 after parent company G/O Media told them to “stick to sports” —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the years, I’ve worked as a consultant on numerous federal grant projects from the US Department of Agriculture and elsewhere that focused on local economic development and were granted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Minnesota’s long-standing culture of ‘mutual aid’ and community philanthropy has kicked in, as it fights back against brutal violence unleashed by armed federal agents in the US described as indicative…
Harvard Impacts Labs announced Wednesday that it will award $1.4 million to support four new faculty-led research projects designed to test policy interventions beyond the University, connecting research and real-world…
The Fork Food Lab in South Portland will not be forced to close or move. A group of Maine investors and stakeholders announced on Tuesday that they bought the Fork…
In 2026, there are leaders across the U.S. who remain steadfastly committed to the idea of creating a more equitable world. In California, the Black Freedom Fund, led by CEO Marc Philpart, is…
After a decade of technical reforms meant to modernize foreign aid, a new report from the European Network on Debt and Development, or Eurodad, warns that official development assistance is drifting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This year marks a milestone for the Johnson Center: the tenth edition of our 11 Trends in Philanthropy report. What began in 2017 as a modest supplement to our annual report…
Giving to women and girls’ causes is gaining prominence in the philanthropic sector, particularly amongst younger generations, but the pathways for advisers and their clients aren’t always easy to navigate,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2020, Moody and Martin observed: “Go to any philanthropy conference today and one of the keynote speakers is likely to be the author of a book about ‘the elite charade…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a new kind of danger confronting the philanthropic sector as donors face new barriers to giving. Previous Trends articles have explored the dangers nonprofits and the public might face due…