Report for America to Support More Than 300 New Reporter Positions for 2021
Report for America announced the selection of 64 new local news organizations as host newsroom partners, enabling the national service program to place more than 300 journalists in the field next...more

Adapting Old Buildings to Climate Change Requires New Financial Tools
The startup BlocPower uses software to identify buildings that are prime candidates to receive more efficient energy systems. That might mean installing an electric heat pump or a microgrid to...more

A Transformative Gift to Drive Racial & Economic Justice
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is donating an extraordinary $40 million unrestricted grant to LISC. It is the largest gift from an individual in LISC’s 40-year history—one that not only speaks...more

Call for Nominations: Invest in California’s Future
Foundation: James Irvine Foundation, Irvine Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation announces its open nominations for the 2021 Leadership Awards. The Awards recognize exceptional leadership, characterized by significance, innovation, effectiveness,...more

Understanding the Role Social Entrepreneurship Plays in Building a Strong Economy
Agnelorajesh Athaide, a serial and social entrepreneur, cofounder and chief mentor of The Business opportunities club (BOC), tackles new-age entrepreneurs who are seeking to bring about change...more

Laurene Powell Jobs's Charitable Group to Give Away Almost All of its Money
Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, plans to direct charitable empire Emerson Collective to give away her $28 billion in assets during her lifetime or shortly after her...more

Giving Away Silicon Valley’s Billions
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Stanford Magazine highlights Nicole Taylor, president and CEO of Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), who plans to put the 'community' back in 'community foundation.' As SVCF's new...more

How to Write a Theory of Change
Bridgespan tackles how a theory of change is a nonprofit's conceptual road map to impact. Bridgespan features how to write one that will help nonprofit leaders achieve their goals. According to...more

Online Course -Voices of Social Change
Foundation: International Youth Foundation
Coursera announces its Voices of Social Change, a free online short course co-designed and delivered by eight young social entrepreneurs. Voices of Social Change, powered by Laureate...more

A Pioneering Mangrove Conservation Project in Madagascar
Madagascar communities launched the world's largest mangrove carbon conservation project, sequestering a huge amount of carbon and securing an ecosystem vital to fishery health. In partnership...more