Four years ago, a spend-down foundation committed $24 million to four groups to grow the employee ownership field. What impact have these grants had?
Report Assesses Impact of Philanthropic “Big Bet” on Employee Ownership
Homeless, Then Shot by Federal Police
Undercover police shot and paralyzed a man whose family was living homeless on federal land, further perpetuating the criminalization of people experiencing homelessness.
How to Conduct Racial Equity Audits
Increasingly, foundations and nonprofits are conducting racial equity audits. But not all audits are the same. Here are some guiding questions to deepen the practice.
Facing Federal Inaction, Local Governments Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
City council members in Providence, RI, recently passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza to push federal officials to do the same.
Turn Off the Lights for Birds
On their fall migrations, birds face many dangers as their numbers dwindle due to climate change. But humans can assist songbirds with one simple measure.
Is NYC’s Mayor Playing into Anti-Immigrant Sentiment?
Has New York City Mayor Eric Adams crossed a line in calling the recent migrant influx a “crisis” that could “destroy the city”?
How Wolves Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change
As winters become warmer and spring thaws come sooner due to the escalating impacts of climate change, a keystone predator can help other animals survive.
What Do Public Libraries Have to Do with Climate Justice?
Due to the impacts of climate change, we will rely on our libraries more and more beyond just books.
The Master’s Tools
“You are not going to destroy this imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy by creating your own version of it.” —bell hooks
Build Economic Justice for the Future by Learning from the Past
To build an effective intersectional movement for systemic economic change starts with building common understanding of the current system’s ongoing harms.
How Wall Street Co-opted Impact Investing—And What to Do about It
Impact investing, a longtime advocate says, has a fatal flaw: the focus on maintaining financial returns ends up reinforcing, rather than mitigating, social ills.
A Push for Reparations in New Jersey
New Jersey was the last Northern state to ban slavery. Now, the New Jersey Reparations Council is pushing for action to right the wrongs of the past.