As a queer black woman who has worked in the arts—as an artist, nonprofit staffer, consultant, and funder—for more than a decade, I have often found myself in the role of teacher around issues of equity. That’s meant helping folks understand how institutional practices reinforce or contribute to a culture of exclusion and disempowerment of…
Last year, our Education team engaged in an intensive, year-long strategy refresh for its K-12 Teaching and Learning work, known formerly as the Deeper Learning strategy. The process affirmed our work in some areas, forced healthy questioning in others, and brought us into contact with a broad array of new friends and fresh ideas. Strategy…
When the high-level panel on universal health coverage meets on September 23 at the United Nations General Assembly, heads of state, political and health leaders, and universal health coverage (UHC) champions will have an opportunity to chart a way forward toward health for all. I’ll be in New York for the event and will be…
With so much excitement around Africa Evidence Week, a cross-country virtual and live bonanza of Evidence Informed Decision-making (#EIDM) hosted by the Africa Evidence Network and dozens of partners, I couldn’t help but jump in. Through the outpouring of videos, webinars, events, blogs and #AfricaEvidenceWeek tweets we have met emerging evidence leaders; learned about evidence…
The newly released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Land confirms the lived experiences of people who have suffered from deadly fires in California to famine in Somalia, to widespread loss of ancestral forests in Brazil and peatlands in Indonesia: the impacts of climate change are already being felt in…
Anand Gopal is a program officer for clean transportation with the foundation’s Environment Program. We spoke with Anand about our transportation strategy and how he’s working with grantees and partners to solve climate change by reducing vehicle emissions. What drew you to this work? Why are you doing this work? I grew up in a…
Editor’s note: This is the last of six reflections by Ruth Levine, Director of the Global Development and Population Program, at the close of her eight-year term. The first post was “Closing the gap between social movements and policy change.” The second was “Strength in numbers: Taking a field-level view.” The third, fourth and fifth…
The Special Counsel’s long-awaited report on Russian election interference confirms that a central feature of Russia’s influence campaign was widespread dissemination of divisive political content online, including digital ads that explicitly supported or attacked presidential candidates. Unsurprisingly, Russia did not disclose its political ad spending to federal regulators or the American public. Instead, Russia exploited…
Editor’s note: This is the fifth of six reflections by Ruth Levine, Director of the Global Development and Population Program, before her eight-year term ends. The first post was “Closing the Gap Between Social Movements and Policy Change.” The second was “Strength in Numbers: Taking a Field-Level View.” The third and fourth were “All Happy…
This piece originally appeared in Thomson Reuters Foundation News. I’m often in rooms with cleantech entrepreneurs, clean energy aficionados, and responsible investors. What unites these groups is a sense of mission—that business should return more than profit. That environmental stewardship and social equity are not afterthoughts. That we must be intentional about how we do…