Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Mo Green, Executive Director of Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation During my seven-year tenure as superintendent of Guilford County Schools, I was committed to listening to and learning from others. I listened to parents, teachers...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kristen Mueller-Sims In February 1994, 20 young people launched Earth Force at a news conference in Washington, DC. The student group had a meeting with Vice President Al Gore to present “Plan for the Planet,” an outline of...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kate Heller If you've ever been lost in a city, building, or space, you’ve probably encountered the work of an “experiential graphic designer,” even if you aren’t sure what they do: You navigate to your destination, find a...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kayse Jama, Executive Director During times of drought, Somali nomads send small groups—sahan—on a journey in search of water and grassland. When the sahan find pasture, the entire community moves with them. For nomadic people,...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Susan Danish It’s no secret that cities from Charleston to Orlando to Baton Rouge to Dallas to Baltimore have faced civil unrest, racially motivated violence and hate crimes at an alarming rate in recent months and years. As...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Antony Seppi Over the past 15 years Hamilton Mill has undergone a significant transformation (name, purpose, and brand) with the most recent coming in 2014 with the pivot from a flailing general business incubator to a more...
By Krystin Gollihue When Vu Le, Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps (RVC), graduated from college, he underwent what he calls the "experience paradox": he did not have a job in the nonprofit sector because he did not have experience in the nonprofit sector, and...
By Jack Ahern How do you create the right arts and culture opportunities for an under-reached community? This question spurred the creation of Culture Blocks, a program of the Arts & Science Council (ASC). Ultimately, addressing the needs for a diverse area using...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Eli Kennedy By the time high school student Jorge Avelar-Lopez completed SMASH Academy, he was named a Latinos on the Fast Track (LOFT) fellow, had built his own health mobile app and was invited to demo his app at the...
By Charlena Wynn Reproductive rights and freedom affect women across the globe, and impact health outcomes such as pregnancy and maternal health, transmission of sexually transmitted infections, and other preventable and treatable diseases. While the popular culture...
