Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Betty Goodridge For many social justice issues, much of the work being done in the nonprofit sector is centered on making reparations – on looking back at how a community has been harmed and working to heal that pain. For the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Lori Smetanka Our society is aging. Every day 10,000 baby-boomers turn 65. While older individuals are healthier and more active than past generations, nearly 70% of people age 65+ will need long-term care and services at some...
By Krystin Gollihue When Tony McAleer became the Executive Director of Life After Hate, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rehabilitating former members of extremist movements, there was so much that needed to be accomplished. Hatred is a complicated issue, and not...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Erin Crandell Mayan Families operates in underserved, primarily indigenous communities in the rural highlands of Guatemala. 87% of the families we work with are living under the poverty line, most have little formal education and...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Emily Coppel A little more than 30 years ago in Bangladesh, Naveen’s* mother was about to give birth to a baby girl. Her family was relatively well off, and she was able to deliver in one of the better hospitals in the country....
By Charlena Wynn Waste reduction has been a continued concern for the global community for over twenty-five years. Environmental rights groups and public policy workers have worked to reshape the narrative of how consumers interact with waste and surplus with recycle,...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Karen Sugar, MA The empowerment concept gives life to the idea that a woman can be an agent of change in her own life, determining her own future. But defining empowerment is nearly impossible. The way we see others, and...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Alison Reynolds Ever since China invaded Tibet nearly 70 years ago, the people of Tibet, their exiled brothers and sisters and exiled government have fought valiantly and non-violently to gain the political support they deserve....
By Krystin Gollihue There are many difficulties that researchers and scholars today face, one of which is the growing idea that research, and knowledge itself, should be a commodity rather than a public good. This idea trickles down not only to early-career academics...
By Krystin Gollihue When we get involved, we fully expect our service to change us. Not only can the people we meet and serve teach us, but it can soon become clear that our mission or focus should shift, narrow, or broaden. These are the joys of working in the...
