How Burnout Led to a Novel Way to Connect Black Women Across Generations
Amid a loneliness epidemic that affects Black women at high rates, can a network of “aunties” help?
By Nandita Raghuram
Contributor
7 Things Climate Philanthropy Gets Wrong — and How to Do Better
Let’s stop just blaming Big Oil, Republicans, and apathetic voters. The climate movement needs to reach out to conservatives and integrate ideas of the left and the right.
A 3-Part Playbook to Build Connection and Community
Funders working to build strong communities should know this: Research shows that people crave relationship, but they need opportunities to come together and work together.
By Kate Carney
Contributor
The Commons in Conversation: A Monthly Interview Series
The Commons in Conversation is a monthly interview series on LinkedIn that’s part of our project The Commons to explore divisions in the country and philanthropy’s efforts to bring Americans together.
Reid Hoffman’s $10 Million Contest to Restore Trust in Institutions
Introducing our Commons in Conversation podcast! The LinkedIn co-founder joins Lever for Change’s Cecilia Conrad to talk about his open call to lift up new ideas — and attract funding — for reforms of government, the media, higher education, and more.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
As Populism Surges, Can a $3 Billion Foundation Shed Its Elite Image?
Community grant makers are “built for this moment” of division in America, says New York Community Trust’s Amy Freitag. The trust wants to change how it’s perceived by the average New Yorker.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
DEI May Be in Retreat, but Faith Leaders Are Demonstrating the Power of Diversity
An upswell of interfaith cooperation on issues such as immigration offers valuable lessons on what effective diversity work looks like.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
What Nonprofits Can Learn From My Fellow Firefighters
America’s divisions can roil even efforts for the common good, but my Maine firehouse is a testament to the power of unity and shared purpose.
By Billy Shore
Contributor
How Philanthropy Can Bring Red and Blue Together
Grant makers of almost every kind have an abundance of opportunities to unify us for the common good.
By Dame Louise Richardson
Contributor
Giving Circles, Mutual Aid: Cures for the Loneliness Crisis
With our logic models and impact measures, pursuit of charitable good is no longer a unifying force. Giving circles and mutual aid can restore our power to create belonging for all.
By Hali Lee
Contributor