This hidden curriculum exists because survival often depends on it. In my consulting work, supporting grantees as they navigate various donor systems, I have seen firsthand the emotional and ...

But trying to find a more graceful way to say it led me to the heart of what I believe: Giving can be simple. Giving is human ...

The totality of these interconnected factors is what we call freedom of choice. An analysis of more than 600 cases of ...

When communities are praised for their resilience in times of crisis, we often hear stories about people showing up for one ...

In her Spring 2026 cover story, Stanford Accelerator for Learning Executive Director Isabelle Hau argues that as artificial intelligence continues to transform our lives, it’s critical to invest in ...

An entrepreneur is a person with an idea, whether that idea launches a tech startup or a social change movement. But if you’re a venture capitalist or a philanthropic funder, how do you know which ...

When the village cannot wait, philanthropy must learn from community.

Mary Kay Gugerty is the Nancy Bell Evans Professor of Nonprofit Management & Philanthropy at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington and is the ...

Thirty-five years ago, one of us (Edgar S. Cahn) started to experiment with a new way to link untapped social capacity to unmet social needs. He created a practice known as “time banking”—a mode of ...

Movements for social justice have long recognized the motto “Those closest to the problem are closest to the solution.” People with relevant lived experience, who reside in a shared geographic area ...

sponsored Resilience Is Built Before the Crisis By Francisco Segovia & Carolina Ortiz How immigrant-led networks create community defense ...