Lessons on Effective Collaboration From the California Health Workforce Project

By Karin Bloomer, Kathryn Phillips & Earl Lui

The experience of the California Future Health Workforce Commission to improve the state's supply of health professionals revealed the importance of upfront planning, clear partnering agreements, and graceful ways to pause when things don’t go as planned with highly collaborative efforts to solve complex social problems.

Strengthen Media Literacy to Win the Fight Against Misinformation

By Kristin M. Lord & Katya Vogt

If the world is going to stop deliberate or unintentional misinformation and its insidious effects, we need to radically expand and accelerate our counterattacks, particularly human-centered solutions focused on improving people's media and information literacy.

Building Indigenous Power in Philanthropy

By Gaby Strong

While allies and advisors are important in our work, it’s more important to support and develop our own Indigenous power, leadership, and decision-making.

How Philanthropy Can Support Equitable Vaccine Distribution

By Kathleen Kelly Janus

Four ways philanthropy can effectively partner with governments to support equitable vaccination distribution and ensure that more individuals are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Building Indigenous Power and Investing in Indigenous Self-Determination

By Nick Tilsen 6

To solve the most pressing issues for Indigenous communities—and for the world at large—power and autonomy must be given to Indigenous people themselves.

SSIR Guide to Overcoming Polarization

By SSIR Editors 1

After pro-Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, how will the United States address many of the issues that underlie the chaos, particularly extreme polarization? This roundup of articles explores ways to take on the unprecedented divides in America.

Foundations

Further Reflections and Reactions on Foundation Payout Rates

By Larry Kramer 1

There will be future crises that are as compelling as the ones we are going through today, and philanthropy must be ready to respond. This essay, by the author of the keystone article in the series on foundations' payouts during crises, is a response to the views of nine other commentators.

Foundations Are Risk Averse When It Comes to Spending

By Rob Reich 1

At a time when society is confronted with so many overlapping crises living donors in particular should increase their giving. This essay is a response to the keystone article in the Up for Debate series on foundations' payouts during big crises. Visit the series page for more reaction pieces like this one.