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Social isolation is an epidemic in the United States, affecting two-thirds of older adults and three-quarters of young people (as reported during COVID). Social isolation is linked to depression, poor sleep, and…

Even as air pollution shaves years off life expectancy, fossil fuel projects get more funding than clean air initiatives, a global report said Tuesday. An annual survey by the Clean…

We’ve all seen the statistical maps revealing deep inequities across the geographies of most American cities and towns. There are oases of privilege and opportunity. And there are neighborhoods that…

We are living immersed in interconnected challenges of planetary scale, with climate change most deeply and devastatingly interlinked. We see complexity play out live, cascading into society and onto our…

The United Nations (U.N) General Assembly adopted a resolution on September 2, 2022 condemning all forms of sexual and gender-based violence. The resolution, co-sponsored by Sierra Leone and Japan, was adopted by consensus.…

Inside or outside of the philanthropic sector, most people would never expect youth to vote on foundation boards, conduct and publish research, distribute hundreds of thousands of grant dollars, and…

In 2022, we conducted a research study on behalf of the Connecticut Health Foundation. The Foundation – a storied advocacy funder focused on health equity – was interested in shifting…

Many business leaders tend to focus on the bottom line rather than giving back to the community—especially in economic turbulence. But giving back is an investment not only in the…

Part Two. Read Part One. Many in the crypto space have made their wealth in a short amount of time and are looking to give back to communities and impactful…

There is an ongoing reckoning for top-down philanthropy. Yet, giving season guides and “charity navigator” recommendations still embrace problematic “gold standard” giving formulas to make recommendations. These formulas lack a…