Health
A Nurse for Every Neighborhood
Imagine a nurse for every census tract of the United States. We must transform nursing education to make that vision a reality.
Business
Protests Matter to Companies
New research shows that Women’s March protests convinced companies to select more female board members.
Health
The Divided Hospital
A new study reveals that incivility between doctors and nurses leads to higher rates of patient death and medical errors.
Global Editions
Removing Barriers to Quality Education
Learn how the Digital School aims to reach Arabic-speaking students across the MENA region and beyond. Series: The Global Pursuit of Equity
Leadership
Lessons for BIPOC Leaders
What looks like racial progress at many nonprofits can set up leaders of color to fail. Read one former executive director’s story and five lessons she learned.
Philanthropy & Funding
The Hidden Barriers to Unrestricted Gifts
Despite evidence that unrestricted funding accelerates impact and shows lasting positive effects, many funders are hesitant to use the strategy in their giving. Why?
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Leadership
Thriving Through Service
An excerpt from Tell Me My Story on mission-driven workplace cultures that help people heal, serve, and grow
Philanthropy & Funding
Spending Down in Style
Many in the philanthropic sector resist the idea of spending down or sunsetting. However, deliberately choosing to close an organization can actually help the organization to function better.
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Measurement & Evaluation
The Power of Evidence
An excerpt from Next Generation Evidence on building social impact through a broader and more inclusive definition of evidence
Business
Equity in Employment: A Vital Step Toward Dismantling Structural Racism in Brazil
A new data-based initiative is helping businesses measure the racial equity of their workforce and take steps to improve it.
Measurement & Evaluation
The Unintended Consequences of Data Standardization
Building a more equitable, effective, and efficient social sector will require understanding and addressing these risks.
Technology
How to Make AI Equitable in the Global South
Because equity is not the status quo, international development practitioners must adopt intentional best practices.
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Technology
Can the Innovation Economy Work for Everyone?
An excerpt from Innovation for the Masses on tech centers that are getting it right
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Collaboration
Healing Systems
How recognizing trauma in ourselves, other people, and the systems around us can open up new pathways to solving social problems.
Philanthropy & Funding
In Numbers We Trust
Because trust-based philanthropy shouldn’t mean blind faith.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Learning From an Intergenerational Blowup Over Social Justice
Like so many organizations, our environmental nonprofit was rocked by internal conflict. What happened and what did we learn?
Impact Investing
Investing in Enterprises That Work for Everyone
Impact investors can support a more just economy by prioritizing alternative ownership enterprises that shift power away from shareholders to workers, the community, and the planet.
Health
Putting Equity First in Health Care Innovation
The pursuit of better outcomes for underserved communities, rather than the novelty of emerging technologies, should drive innovation in health care.