Education
Free College
San Francisco’s Free City program covers tuition at its community college through a real estate transaction tax.
Tag: United States
Health
Reproductive Health Care by Mail
It is time to give US women the convenience and autonomy of birth control and abortion pills that women elsewhere enjoy.
Review
Government
Organizations for All
When the rights and benefits of formal organization became available to all, it unleashed a new social order and greater economic dynamism.
Civic Engagement
Year of the Woman
From the Women’s March to #MeToo, women have risen up to change politics and society.
Government
Mobilize Communities for Homeless Vets
The departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development turbocharged community efforts to end homelessness among veterans and provided a model for better government.
Economic Development
The Art of the Development Deal
The Trump administration can use foreign aid to further American interests and improve the lives of people around the world.
Foundations
Streamlining a Foundation Initiative’s Grant Practices
How the Hewlett Foundation’s Madison Initiative has redesigned its grantmaking process to make life easier for both its staff and its grantees.
Philanthropy & Funding
Globalizing Philanthropy
At a time of rising nationalism and cutbacks in foreign aid in countries around the world, philanthropists play a critical role, not just in providing money, but in fostering cooperation and goodwill between people and nations.
Education
Equity Along the Paths to and Through College
How a New York community center is training college advisors, school counselors, volunteers, and members of community-based organizations to provide high-quality college advising.
Government
Government as Government, not Business
While innovating in government is critical, we also need shared norms and democratic values.