PND asked Michael Sovern, board president of the Shubert Foundation, about the role of philanthropy — and general operating support, specifically — in sustaining performing arts organizations....

PND's Matt Sinclair spoke with Shapiro about the role of a foundation president, challenges in changing institutional culture, and the impact of digital technology on higher education....

PND asked the noted environmental activist about the impact of the fossil fuel divestment movement, the role of philanthropy in the fight against climate change, and the prospect of something meaningful coming out of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris....

PND spoke with McNeil-Miller about Healthy Places North Carolina, a new place-based initiative focused on improving the health of and quality of life for rural residents of the state....

PND's Kyoko Uchida spoke with Northup about the center's "The War on Women Is Over! If You Want It" campaign and philanthropy's role in protecting reproductive freedom....

PND spoke with Witt about efforts to end domestic violence and sexual assault in the United States and globally....

PND's Matt Sinclair spoke with Barash about the foundation's global initiatives and plans for 2015....

PND caught up with Fine as she was preparing to launch her latest book and found her to be as funny and passionate about the power of social technologies as ever....

PND spoke with Devine, Huguette Clark's great-grand-nephew, about the final settlement of his "Tante" Huguette's will and the creation of the Bellosguardo Foundation....

PND spoke with Moukhtar Kocache about the challenges foundations face in funding "social-change-through-arts" initiatives and how to change the existing dynamic....

PND spoke with Kordsmeier about Northwestern Mutual's Childhood Cancer Program, an initiative to raise awareness of and generate funding for pediatric cancer research....

Sue Rissberger, liaison for Africa and Asia in the International Data Relations department at Foundation Center, spoke with Bekeme Masade, executive director of CSR-in-Action, a social business networking platform and advisory enterprise in Lagos, Nigeria....

PND spoke with Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a D.C.-based think tank dedicated to advancing educational excellence for every child, about the "Common Core Wars" and the role of philanthropy in education reform....

PND spoke with Gomperts about trends in graduation rates and what philanthropy can do to address the achievement gaps that remain....

PND spoke with Weinstein about Robin Hood's Poverty Tracker project, a first-of-its-kind effort to examine income poverty, material hardship, and health in New York City....

Joan Spero, former president of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the author of a new report that looks at philanthropy in the BRIC countries, spoke to PND about the spread of Western-style philanthropy to other parts of the globe....

Shah, a former director of the White House Office of Social Innovation, spoke to PND about the emergence and future of impact investing....