For all the benefits of philanthropy's turn toward learning, the field still needs a stronger focus on how to make judgments.

Singapore has more legally permissive rules than Taiwan on organ donation consent, but Taiwan has greater donation rates ...

The sociopolitical landscape around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practice has shifted momentously in the past few years. Backlash threatens to fully upend efforts to address systemic ...

Imagine building a university from the ground up, and doing it specifically with 21st-century students in mind. It would mean no baggage, no legacy systems, and no outdated curricula. It would also ...

What is not working about the US response to homelessness? Every year, cities spend more on services, but homelessness is on the rise and public frustration with the status quo is growing. Providers ...

As Brazilian author Paulo Coelho writes, “You drown not by falling into a river but by staying submerged in it.” This is an apt metaphor for how trauma impacts people, individually and collectively.

There is a quiet crisis unfolding inside the development offices of nonprofits across this country. It doesn’t make the front page and won’t generate the kind of urgency that a budget shortfall or a ...

When floods hit West Virginia in February 2025, McDowell County put out a call asking residents to complete an online form detailing their property damage. For many residents, that wasn’t an option.

In 2011, when we began what would eventually become Coefficient Giving, we set out to explore a big question: If someone had billions of dollars to give, what should they fund to make the greatest ...

For people who move money in the name of impact, the shutdown of USAID landed like a star collapsing into itself. The United States government’s flagship development agency—once the world’s biggest ...

With AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic expected to generate enormous personal fortunes in the years ahead, speculation is already mounting about how this new class of ultra-wealthy individuals ...

When Marie Trellu-Kane observed increased fragmentation across social and economic lines in France, and increasing youth unemployment, she could not help but respond. In 1994, along with Lisbeth ...