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Commentary and opinion
If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that local organizations are our best bet in fighting hunger
February 25, 2021The president and CEO of The Global FoodBanking Network argues that targeted investments in local NGOs are crucial to eradicating hunger...
Connections
5 Questions for…
Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
PND asked Mensah about the initial response to the fund, the impact of COVID-19 on the efforts of community development financial institutions, and the persistent lack of investment in rural communities....
Newsmakers
PND spoke with Younger about the underfunding of organizations focused on women and girls of color, the impact of COVID-19 and the reenergized racial justice movement on funding for women and girls, and the outlook for women's reproductive rights and equality....
NPO spotlight
Ananias House
Ananias House provides training and resources to local churches and Christian leaders in nine countries including Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, and Algeria, where many church leaders have fled for safety reasons, creating a spiritual leadership vacuum....
On the web
The index is a multi-factor scoring system that rates top consumer-facing corporations from 0 – 100 based on their performance in ten racial equity categories....
Off the shelf
Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City
Emilia Charno, a former intern with the Global Partnerships team at Candid, writes that beyond the stories of the eight Baltimoreans recounted in the book, Five Days is a conversation about how American society treats its economically vulnerable....
