This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The health, economic, and social justice crises of 2020 are reshaping the future of both community and social services. The coronavirus pandemic has touched every corner of the world. For…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In early spring this year, as the coronavirus pandemic worsened, foundations in the U.S. began to respond by shifting resources and practices. Some funders, nonprofits, and others in the field…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On August 29th, a community forum in San Francisco discussed proposed legislation in California to create more transparency around donor-advised funds (DAFs). The conversation was between Jan Masaoka (CEO of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations estimates the financial capital needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is US$ 5-7 trillion annually – imagine if the reported amount could be deployed from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a part of our series about women who are shaking things up in their industry, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland. A social and environmental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is a time when trust is our most valuable currency, as voters, as community members, and as philanthropists. Trust is not the same as blind faith — trust must…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every person has the right to a safe, affordable place to call home, yet an estimated 21,577 individuals in Washington State experience homelessness on any given day. This number has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In our second post about philanthropy in America, online master’s degree student Amanda Weitman had the opportunity to learn that incarcerated individuals can be philanthropists, giving their time, talent, treasure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dipak Basu describes India’s Ganges Delta as “a very beautiful place full of mangroves and forests and tigers and king cobras and whatnot—and a whole lot of very poor people.”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Unfortunately, almost all governments and large, established NGO’s (non-governmental organizations) have been sluggish in adopting the practices developed by these Nobel Prize winners and others in our “evidence-based” movement. And,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the course of the last year, the world has witnessed unprecedented challenges—the unexpected presence of a devastating pandemic, growing awareness of longstanding racism and pervasive systemic inequality, and a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the majority of unemployed Veterans are 45 years and older, the number of programs to support their transition into the workforce is minimal. Learn more about the employment…