Cities can create outside-the-classroom learning opportunities for low-income children by encouraging communities to reimage everyday locations in their neighborhoods as places for playful learning.
Grantee inclusion can help correct the power imbalance not only between foundations and nonprofits, but also between marginalized communities and the broader power structures that perpetuate inequity.
Care that links physical and mental health has proven to be economically and medically beneficial, but hard to implement sustainably. We can surmount these common roadblocks by emphasizing community collaboration and self-reliance.
Stanford economics professor Chetty talks with SSIR's Michael Slind about using data to understand the causes of inequality and identify potential solutions.
It’s critical to test different approaches to grantee inclusion and to incorporate new learning along the way.
By transforming municipal volunteering programs into “impact volunteering” efforts, leaders and citizens can lay a foundation for civic renewal.
A New York City nonprofit aims to re-engage kids with creative, risky outdoor activities.
The White House, manufacturing, e-commerce, and nonprofits team up to get diapers to families in need.
A free food project on New York's waterways challenges residents to imagine how we might adapt to a more resource-constrained world.
A partnership between a ride-sharing company, a municipal transportation authority, and Ford is expanding transit access in Kansas City.
