From collective efficacy to AI governance, Climate Week revealed signs that the climate movement is rebuilding momentum and expanding the possibilities for meaningful action.

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As federal funding disappears and community organizations close, much of the power to respond sits with foundation boards—and the moment to use it is now.

For nearly a century, US policy prioritized homeownership to build middle-class wealth—leaving many renters behind. But innovative new renter-wealth models are enabling renters to access the...

For nearly a century, US policy prioritized homeownership to build middle-class wealth—leaving many renters behind. But innovative new renter-wealth models are enabling renters to access the...

What two mergers taught us about the necessary conditions and hard truths that come after "yes."

Choosing the right path to scale depends on the nature of the problem we're trying to solve.

School-based models for developing talent won't provide the skillful, resilient people every society will need going forward. We need to build civic architecture for recognizing learning whenever...

In developing economies, the digital health platforms that actually work are not imported. They are built from scratch by the communities they serve.

AI companies are offering nonprofits free services and staff. Is the deal too good to be true?

Why giving by the ultra-wealthy often lags behind their ambitions—and what could help move money faster.

I had a mandate to create an investment portfolio wholly devoted to impact that would not sacrifice returns. After a decade, it outperformed its benchmarks of traditional market indexes and demonstrat...

Americans are more pessimistic than ever. But there is reason to be optimistic about their power to change it, write Anandita Sabherwal and Gregg Sparkman.

John Washington’s How to Close a Camp explores the contemporary growth of immigrant detainment facilities under the Trump administration but argues that entrenched political failures are what ma...

Livia Koh, Communications Intern, Born This Way Foundation, Rachel Martin, Chief Operations Officer, Born This Way Foundation

To solve the talent crisis, we must move from transactionalism to transformation.

Society has invested heavily in voluntary corporate sustainability reporting. In theory, these disclosures do real work: they could help civil-society ...

We talk about the impact that money can have on local politics.

If policy and spending decisions have become much more rigorous, why have outcomes still failed to improve?

Shifting impact investment toward market creation means doing a lot more than changing how we talk about what we do.

Amid much discussion about the future of philanthropy, one mystery deserves more attention: Why does the giving of so many ultra-wealthy people lag far behind the aspirations they express?

How nonprofits can build the data infrastructure to analyze what they already know

Lessons from Los Angeles, Chicago, and Minneapolis on defending our neighbors and democracy

Building power in communities now will protect them from the next threat to democracy.

When the village cannot wait, philanthropy must learn from community.

When the village cannot wait, philanthropy must learn from community.

Ruta Azul, the sustainability and climate action plan of the Mexican university Tecnológico de Monterrey, has integrated sustainability into the school’s culture and educational m...

Civil servants are more likely to resist authoritarianism when they are supported by peers, ombuds offices, and professional associations.

How an innovative public-private partnership responded rapidly to keep 82,000 families fed during a government shutdown.

The internet once enabled our culture of giving. Now it just makes us angry.

How financial models that support long-term resilience and sustainability are helping local bookstores across the United States strengthen their role as Main Street anchors. | This article is free to ...