When White Philanthropy Funded Black Power
A 1970s partnership between wealthy white liberals and black activists illustrates the tensions of race and power in philanthropy. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
A 1970s partnership between wealthy white liberals and black activists illustrates the tensions of race and power in philanthropy. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
The Fairmount Corridor project revealed a central tension in community development: Community-based organizations both enhance and undermine democracy. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
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.
Placemaking strategies can improve city life, but they must be used equitably and ensure community involvement. This is the sixth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Place-based development incentive programs like Opportunity Zones in the United States and Enterprise Precincts in Australia need a robust framework to meaningfully identify and measure public benefits and the delivery of them. The Net Community Benefit Methodology can help.
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.
Six pathways to making housing more affordable and available from the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
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 standardized testing, gentrification, school choice, and economic downturn have widened inequality to create an existential threat to democracy.
How government and philanthropy can unlock the billions needed to shelter America’s unhoused