Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Tiffany Thompson Imagine being the only woman at your job. You work in isolation, day after day without seeing another woman who can relate to your experience. Perhaps you were discouraged from taking this work in the first...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Paul C. Miles, President and CEO, We Raise Foundation Despite dramatic increases in wealth in our country, 43 million Americans live below the poverty line, with 1.5 million of them surviving on as little as $2 per...
By David Mueller Despite a long tradition of labor advocacy in this country, for many workers, the job site remains a dangerous place. Each year, over 5,000 U.S. workers die on the job - an average of 13 per day — and at least 50,000 die from occupational...
By Kevin Mercer Amy Nelson had always been drawn to business. She had already helped grow international development organizations in Cameroon and Cambodia and, in 2013, was nearing completion of her MBA at NYU. One day as she perused The New York Times, she discovered...
By David Mueller Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live on the other side of the clock? To punch in just as most of the workforce prepares for the weekend, and clock out long after most people are fast asleep? One of the hard truths of working as a bartender or...
As the Philanthropy Journal begins a new cycle on our editorial calendar, we will periodically republish articles from our archive. Please enjoy this piece on MDC from January 2016. By Sandra Cyr Many of the challenges nonprofit organizations set out to...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Margot Copeland While the unemployment rate hit a recent low of five percent, many communities are still feeling the impact of past tough economic times on the workforce. In fact, a 2014 report by the Federal Interagency Forum on...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Beth Briggs Discovery The mission of Dress for Success Triangle is to help unemployed and underemployed women find meaningful employment and economic security. North Carolina has the third largest military population in the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Marty Wood Founded sixty-one years ago in 1954 by seven families with children born with intellectual disabilities, Opportunity Village (OV) is a local Las Vegas treasure that has grown to become Las Vegas’ Favorite Charity....
By Krystin Gollihue Income inequality can, in part, be traced back to the differences between traditionally male and female industries, as people who work in blue-collar jobs are compensated at a much higher rate than those in pink-collar jobs. The national average...
