At a moment in American history marked by vitriolic rhetoric that has stoked hatred toward and violence against minorities, there is an urgent need for Americans to cross lines of difference and build coalitions around shared narratives of citizenship, a report from the Aspen Institute finds. The report, Conscience, Community and Citizenship:...

A report from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation outlines how the G7 — a group of the world's wealthiest nations — can help African governments, central banks, and financial institutions build more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible digital financial systems to ensure financial inclusion for an additional four hundred million...

Because stable housing is a critical aspect of job security, economic mobility, and health and well-being, the availability of affordable housing at all income levels is integral to a city's ability to attract investment and prosper, a report from the National League of Cities argues. The report, Homeward Bound: The Road to Affordable Housing...

A report from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and the Kresge Foundation offers a collaborative framework through which arts and culture organizations can serve as effective anchor institutions and help increase social and economic opportunity in under- and disinvested communities. Based on an assessment of anchor strategies pursued...

While research shows that a diverse teacher workforce benefits all children — especially children of color — disparities in student loan debt for educators of color may be leading to higher teacher turnover rates, undermining efforts to diversify the workforce, a report from the Center for American Progress finds. The report, Student Debt:...

Just over half (55 percent) of Americans say clergy members and religious leaders have a positive impact on society, with those who identify with a religion (62 percent) or who attend services at least two or three times a month (77 percent) more likely to say so, a survey conducted by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds. Based...

Although 39 percent of Americans age 25 and older have an associates' or higher degree, there are large gaps in college attainment rates between rural and urban areas, while high rates in urban communities often mask stark disparities by race and/or ethnicity, a report and interactive map from the Center for American Progress finds. Based on...

A growing evidence base strongly suggests that addressing high-need high-cost patients' social and medical needs holistically can improve health outcomes while lowering costs, a report from the Commonwealth Fund finds. Designed to be used in conjunction with the fund's Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator for Partnerships to Address the...

A video and accompanying introductory report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation outline four core techniques that can help social-sector leaders achieve better and more equitable results: 1) differentiating and understanding the connection between "whole population" and the targeted "program population" and being aware of who is most...

There is little agreement about the reasons behind the decline in audiences for nonprofit performing arts organizations and no proven solution for reversing the trend, a literature review by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin finds. Funded by the Wallace Foundation, the report, Audience Building and Financial Health in the...

Only 40 percent of U.S. secondary school students, 59 percent of their parents/guardians, and 50 percent of instructional and non-instructional staff believe that their school's disciplinary policies and practices are fair, a report from YouthTruth finds. Based on a survey of more than a hundred thousand students, parents/guardians, and staff...

As of December 2018, a record 70.8 million people were displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations, including 25.9 million refugees, 41.3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), and 3.5 million asylum seekers, a report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees finds. According...

The use of money bail, fines, and court fees — which in 2018 accounted for a quarter of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court budget — has long driven New Orleans' high jail incarceration rate without making the city safer and has disproportionately affected poor African-American families, a report from the Vera Institute of...

States are losing ground when it comes to preventing deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drugs, a report from the Commonwealth Fund finds. Based on an analysis of publicly available data across forty-seven healthcare indicators as well as income-based disparities within states, the report, 2019 Scorecard on State Health System Performance (65...