Is Foundation Grantmaking Biased?
Social movement and grassroots organizations left in the cold.
Global Issues - Articles
Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health (more)
The Problem with Bowling Alone
Respect, local community involvement, and identity politics.
Not-So-Starving Artists
Artists for Humanity students are also employees.
The Teachers Parents Want
When parents have more school districts to choose from, schools are forced to hire teachers with more math and science skills who work harder and come from more selective colleges.
Bright Lights, Big Culture
Cities are building museums and symphony halls to spur growth.
Debunking Empowerment
Contrary to common belief, giving people living in public housing a sense of 'empowerment' has little to do with whether they are then involved in activities to improve their community.
Reel Impact
Over the past decade, nonprofit organizations have increasingly made independent documentary film and video projects a central component of their campaigns for social and political change.
Bank on It
Individual development accounts, special savings accounts for the poor that provide matching dollars, are helping people escape from poverty.
Going Head to Head
When activists miscalculate their strategic approach, their boycotts tend to falter and fade away, squandering important resources and credibility. Similarly, when companies mishandle their nonmarket strategies, they too pay a steep price.
Bridging the Cultures of Business and Poverty
More than 500 welfare recipients have participated in Cascade Engineering, Inc.'s welfare-to-career program that provides jobs and training.