Efforts to expand school choice have raised important questions about the social contract and the ability of current models to provide a quality education for all, a report from the Learning Policy Institute argues. Funded by the Sandler, William and Flora Hewlett, and Ford foundations, the report, The Tapestry of American Public Education: How...

While more than half of arts and culture nonprofits in Indiana have seen the demand for their services increase over the past three years, more than that reported rising expenses (65 percent of Indiana Arts Commission applicants) than increased revenues (54 percent), suggesting that more operate at or below the break-even point, a report from...

While often absent from formal donor networks and philanthropic partnerships, a substantial and growing number of high-net-worth donors of color (defined as those with at least $1 million in investable assets) are engaged in giving at high levels in support of issues affecting their lives and may represent new resources for social and racial...

Cities have a critical role to play in piloting the guarantee of a universal basic income — cash payments granted to all members of a community on a regular basis, regardless of employment status or income level, a policy guide published by the National League of Cities and the Stanford Basic Income Lab argues. A toolkit for city...

As the digital economy advances, nonprofits need to build the skills and capacity of beneficiaries with an eye to the risks, biases, and limitations of data and digital tools, a report from NetHope's Center for the Digital Nonprofit argues. Based on a survey of more than three hundred employees at forty-nine nonprofits, the report, The Digital...

Funding in support of community-based actions in response to the global AIDS epidemic remains sporadic, limited, and hampered by challenges, a report commissioned by Funders Concerned About AIDS finds. Based on a literature review and interviews with community-based organizations (CBOs), funders and other key stakeholders, the report, Last Mile...

Universities, school districts, and other stakeholders were able to forge robust partnerships that led to a vision for better university principal training and concrete planning to implement it, a report commissioned from the RAND Corporation by Wallace Foundation finds. The report, Launching a Redesign of University Principal Preparation...

Creative placemaking — efforts to integrate art into a range of community planning and development initiatives — can help improve community safety, a report from the Urban Institute finds. The report, Creative Placemaking and Community Safety: Synthesizing Cross-Cutting Themes (30 pages, PDF), highlights four case studies to show how...

A "learning brief" from the LA Partnership for Early Childhood Investment and Engage R+D outlines a shared definition of and guiding principles for effective family engagement in early childhood education. According to the report, From Principles to Practice: Building a Family Engagement Culture (6 pages, PDF), high-impact family...

While homelessness in Portland, Oregon, and the surrounding four counties declined 29 percent between 2009 and 2015, it increased between 2015 and 2017, with the number of the chronically homeless gradually edging up since 2007, a report commissioned by the Oregon Community Foundation finds. Written by EcoNorthwest, the report, Homelessness in...

Launched in 2008 as a three-year initiative at the Open Society Foundations before becoming an independent organization in 2015, the Campaign for Black Male Achievement has leveraged $110 million in national and local investments over the past decade in support of efforts to improve the well-being of and life outcomes for African-American boys...

The power of effective mentoring in providing junior researchers of color the support they need to thrive will be fully realized only when the institutional climate also changes, a report from the W.T. Grant Foundation finds. Based on insights from grantees of the foundation’s mentoring program, the report, Moving It Forward: The Power of...

The U.S. energy sector employed 6.56 million people in 2017, with the largest number, some 2.25 million people, employed in the energy efficiency subsector, a report from the Energy Futures Initiative and the National Association of State Energy Officials finds. Funded in part by the Barr Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the Nathan...

Although indigenous issues cut across many program areas, including culture, education, health, and sustainable development, most funders that currently support indigenous communities do so through their environmental, human rights, and international development programs, a report from GrantCraft, a service of Foundation Center, in partnership...