To reduce the reliance on juvenile incarceration of Native American youth and create a fairer, more effective juvenile justice system, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) sites across the country must reevaluate their assumptions and processes, a report from the Association on American Indian Affairs argues. Funded by the Annie E....

Lead poisoning prevention advocates and policy makers need to take equity into consideration when addressing the consequences of lead poisoning for people of color and low-income communities, a report from Human Impact Partners finds. Funded by the Joyce and Kresge foundations, the report, Achieving Equity in Lead Poisoning Prevention Policy...

A report from the ClimateWorks Foundation highlights five approaches it believes are critical to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and limit global warming to under 2°C. The report, 2050 Today: Research and Strategies for Mid-Century Decarbonization (executive summary, 10 pages, PDF), outlines three low-carbon/decarbonization...

Impact investment funds are making significant investments in the creative economy, highlighting the value, commercial viability, and potential of creative economy investing, a report from Upstart Co-Lab and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors finds. The report, Hiding in Plain Sight: Impact Investing in the Creative Economy (45 pages, PDF),...

Two hundred and nineteen thousand women are currently incarcerated in the United States, with one in four held in pretrial detention in local jails, a report from the Prison Policy Initiative finds. Produced in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union's Campaign for Smart Justice, the report, Women's Mass Incarceration: The Whole...

A report commissioned by the Wallace Foundation from the American Institutes for Research highlights dozens of approaches to arts education that could qualify for federal funding under the Every Student Succeeds Act that state educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools can use to implement programs for pre-K-12 students....

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...