Arts & Culture
Art From the Desert
The nonprofit We Are From Dust offers art from the exclusive Burning Man festival to the public.
Tag: United States
Government
Electability Bias Against Female Candidates
Even voters who favor female candidates may withhold support because of worries about their ability to win.
Review
Nonprofits & NGOs
Grantmaking as Governance
Claire Dunning’s Nonprofit Neighborhoods examines how the US government funded the growth of—and delegated governance to—the nonprofit sector.
Philanthropy & Funding
Place-Based Strategies for Reviving America
Social problems are entrenched in distressed communities. New approaches for uplifting neighborhoods demonstrate the scale and collaboration necessary to offer opportunity to all.
Social Services
No-Strings Cash
Nonprofits are piloting direct cash transfer programs to help people experiencing homelessness.
Health
Keep Our New Health Systems
Community health workers, neighborhood clinics, and real-time data bolstered America’s COVID-19 response. They could now form the cornerstone for more equitable health care.
Collaboration
The Importance of Place
Through place-based work, we have learned new ways to partner, collect data, and invest to bring systemic change and eliminate structural inequalities in our communities.
Advocacy
Nonprofit Capture
Corporate donations tend to generate supportive regulatory comments from their nonprofit recipients.
Education
Supporting Students After Juvenile Detention
Researchers find that relationship-building exercises between troubled students and their teachers cut recidivism.
Podcast
Human Rights
Crisis and Change: Conversations With Leaders—Race and Diversity Today
Crystal Hayling of The Libra Foundation and Sonal Shah of The Asian American Foundation discuss how their organizations are transforming the way race is discussed in America and how to improve understanding about racial concerns that will lead to a more inclusive society. Produced in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts.