Having spent more than 20 years in news philanthropy and fundraising, and recently back from the Knight Media Forum, I have a clear perspective on what has changed — and…
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Hi everyone, this post is long, personal, and likely melancholy. One of the questions I get asked often is “What’s one piece of advice you would give to those of…
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Click here for more.As political debates intensify against the backdrop of the 2026 midterm elections, many advocates feel the stakes could not be higher. Transgender communities have begun experiencing yet another round of…
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Click here for more.Air pollution kills 8 million people per year, more than tobacco, alcohol or obesity. In urban areas in the Global South the air is dirtier than ever—in the developing megacities…
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Media Impact Funders has published “Rebuilding Local Journalism at Scale,” a new analysis by Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, PhD, examining the structural constraints shaping the future of local journalism. The report…
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Click here for more.A Sierra Leone disability housing project partially funded by the United Nations Development Programme is facing mounting scrutiny after police allegedly demolished part of a community compound and detained staff from a local…
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In 1865, the state of Mississippi passed a law allowing police to arrest and forcibly transport “any freedman, free negro, or mulatto” back to their employer if they failed to…
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Click here for more.The US-based Center for Disaster Philanthropy has urged funders to step up and support relief organisations across the Middle East, as the US-Israel war on Iran and subsequent Iranian attacks…
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There are at least 40,000 California community college students with untouched scholarship money with their names on it — at least $500 each from CalKIDS, the California Kids Investment and Development…
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Kevin Starr’s critique of impact investing resonates with anyone who has worked where results cannot clearly be linked to invested capital: Intentionality without additionality is mostly theater. Market-rate capital rarely flows…
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Click here for more.Mutual aid is not a new concept, but over the past decade, as communities across the globe face increasing threats to their wellbeing and safety—and as surveillance and oppression on…
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Click here for more.Animal Charity Evaluators’ Better for Animals: Evidence-Based Insights for Effective Animal Advocacy resource is an ongoing project in which we distill key research on different animal advocacy interventions to help us…