Risks for the Future We Want
Philanthropists must learn from protesters and reimagine the formula for making change on racial justice.
Cities - Articles
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Investments in Racial Equity Need to Move Inland
Inland regions are rapidly diversifying, and leaders of color in places like the Inland Empire need investment. Philanthropy needs a new playbook for this intersection of racial equity and regional equity.
How 20 Years of Education Reform Has Created Greater Inequality
How standardized testing, gentrification, school choice, and economic downturn have widened inequality to create an existential threat to democracy.
Connecting Housing, Community, and Health
A look at four “housing-plus” initiatives that are building healthy neighborhoods.
A Green Fix for Chain Link
Plant Seads designs planters to turn metal fences into sustainable urban gardens that can produce food and clean the air. A What's Next article from the Summer 2020 issue.
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Nonprofit and Government Collaborations Move at the ‘Speed of Trust’
A discussion between two California mayors on how the public sector and nonprofit leaders can work together in a time of anxiety and disruption.
The Creek Will Rise
Interns in South Bend, Indiana, first collaborated to help restore a polluted neighborhood waterway. Then the project grew into something bigger. A Field Report from the Winter 2020 issue.
Lessons From India on Scaling Up Market-Based Solutions
Businesses straddling the worlds of commerce and development offer the chance to address poverty at scale, but very few succeed. To improve them in India and elsewhere, investors and practitioners should note four common challenges and ask five simple questions.
How to Ensure Opportunity Zone Investments Strengthen Local Communities
Foundations, governments, and crowdfunding platforms show how Opportunity Zones can live up to their promise of making investors money while helping struggling communities across the United States.
When White Philanthropy Funded Black Power
A 1970s partnership between wealthy white liberals and black activists illustrates the tensions of race and power in philanthropy. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.