In 2008, Massachusetts set a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050. It’s now about a quarter of the way there, but it must quicken its pace.
Reconsidering Our Highways to Inequality: Syracuse’s I-81
As America ponders how to handle the crumbling highways that once segregated cities and tore through thriving neighborhoods of color, Syracuse fights to avoid repeating the past.
New and Traditional Philanthropy Unite to Fund Legal Services for Immigrants
A contemporary funder using a trendy model and an 80-year-old, $2 billion traditional foundation step forward to co-fund essential legal services for immigrants.
Wealthy Nonprofits in Washington Oppose New Overtime Proposal
We hear the news that nonprofit organizations in Washington state oppose a new overtime proposal with no surprise—but some disappointment. Could we try to “evolve” more quickly?
Confronting Domestic Abuse: How Legal Aid Provided a Lifeline When I Needed It
How does legal aid impact the lives of low-income Americans? As this story from a domestic abuse survivor explains, access to legal aid can be the difference between getting a new start—or not getting one.
Remembering Toni Morrison: Author and Narrative Field-Builder
Toni Morrison was not just a Nobel Prize laureate and acclaimed novelist; she helped open the field to many Black writers. She also offered some prescient warnings for our times.
Southwest Key: The Trouble with Taking the King’s Tainted Shilling
Southwest Key, one organization housing the children separated at the border, will close two facilities. Though they pushed to open another shelter in February, they blame a lack of federal funds.
Kansas City Museum Will Take Young Readers Down the Rabbit hOle in 2020
The museum’s exhibits will encourage visitors to walk through the pages of beloved children’s books as well as overlooked works by a diverse group of authors.
Nonprofits Promote More Democratic Workplaces
Worker-owned businesses and management models that involve workers in corporate decision-making are gaining attention in an economy marked by extreme inequality.
The NRA Show: The Nonprofit Sector’s Own “Serial”
It appears that in this case, the organization may find it hard to reach a tipping point on its own, and one might need to be imposed upon them.
Leadership Conflict at Planned Parenthood: Lessons for Nonprofits?
What can we learn from the recent leadership change at Planned Parenthood? A lot, but only if we get past tropes that seek to place the conflict in a trite “moderates vs. progressives” box.
A Treasure Chest of Transitions in Search of the Sector’s Brave New Leaders
Nonprofits are casting a wider net for new executive leaders as boomers leave. But will anyone want those jobs the way they were?