In Columbus, Georgia, a city of 200,000 located midway between Macon, Georgia, and Montgomery, Alabama, a community takes a look in the mirror as the city’s community foundation turns 20.
In 2007, the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was established to ensure that graduates with student loan debt are not deterred from pursuing nonprofit and public sector careers. But fewer than 100 loans to date have been forgiven.
What does it mean when a system of private prisons has deeply rooted itself into the economy as a government-sanctioned and supported growth industry?
In a move made in the name of operating efficiency, a Girls Scouts chapter votes to close three campsites. But in doing so, they undermine their own volunteer base.
New York officials want to rezone Governors Island to increase its commercial use, but a group of artists living and working on the island are concerned they’ll be pushed off.
In this moving podcast, Amy Costello spends time with caregivers as they do difficult work for which they are underpaid, often by nonprofits. Under our watch, we have effectively allowed a wage ghetto to form, with looming implications for home care workers and the vulnerable people being served. This podcast is an unsparingly human portrait of a dedicated workforce that has been undervalued for far too long.
Has one of the nation’s largest investment firms turned over a new leaf and changed its corporate culture? Or is this but a clever effort to “greenwash” a firm with a troubled history?
A $5.4 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation aims to encourage students in three Atlanta-area historically Black colleges and universities to pursue careers in art history and curatorial studies.
Freddie Mac, a government-sponsored enterprise that guarantees over $2 trillion in mortgage loans, has announced a new policy to acquire community land trust loans from issuing banks and credit unions, making financing of community land trusts far easier.
The release of the Foundation’s audited financials paints a picture of excessive executive compensation and decreasing transparency.
While the Smithsonian Institution has won awards for its efforts to better incorporate the Latinx experience in its displays, in terms of senior leadership, Latinx leadership fell from 4.4 to 2.2 percent of senior leaders between 2007 and 2016 while overall Latinx employment remains flat.
The chief objective of a public bank would be to serve the public, unlike private banks, which primarily focus on generating shareholder profit. A public bank in Oakland could finance projects of interest to residents, including alternative energy infrastructure and affordable housing.