Philanthropy & Funding
Putting Homeownership Preservation on Philanthropy’s Agenda
Three ways funders can have impact on a problem that is critical to closing the racial wealth gap.
Cities Social innovations that improve the health and resiliency of cities
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Not Building From Scratch
The city of Paris is turning empty properties into homes to relieve a supply-strapped housing market.
Arts & Culture
Real Estate for the Artists
CAST provides art organizations a pathway to property ownership, giving artists much-needed space to create and display their work.
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No City Stands Alone
Lessons from Los Angeles, Chicago, and Minneapolis on defending our neighbors and democracy
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Giving Can Be Simple (And During a Crisis, It Must Be)
When the village cannot wait, philanthropy must learn from community.
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The Gyms on the Corners
Recognition, distortion, and the organizing infrastructure behind Minnesota's response to Operation Metro Surge.
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When Minnesota’s Civic Gyms Stayed Open
This article series, produced in partnership with and sponsored by the McKnight Foundation, brings together foundation leaders, community partners, and a mutual aid organizer to reflect on what happened during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.
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Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
Innovative Solutions for the Housing Crisis
Six pathways to making housing more affordable and available from the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
Inside Switzerland’s Radical Drug Policy Innovation
A look at how Switzerland radically and successfully changed its approach to drug policy following a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 90s, and what the effort teaches us about the social innovation process.
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.
To End Homelessness, the Energy of Money Must Change
How government and philanthropy can unlock the billions needed to shelter America’s unhoused