Do you see what I see? Yes. And no.
Read MoreIt's been a long year. I seem to say it every year despite the fact that they're really all the same length.
Read MoreSocially awkward. That’s how I captured my feelings at the closing of an in-person convening a few weeks ago.
Read MoreAt the end of almost every week, I find myself reflecting on how hard this past week was.
Read MoreCOVID-19. It feels like it became COVID-20, then COVID-21, and now COVID-22.
Read MoreElisabeth Rapport (ER): Tell me a bit about your professional background and what led you to The Advocacy Institute.
Read MorePrejudice against Asian-Americans is nothing new. Sadly it is as American as apple pie and Jim Crow.
Read More…Vacation, have to get away. Those lyrics, from the aptly named “Vacation” classic summer anthem by The Go Gos, feel spot on for this moment in time.
Read MoreSubways are creeping back to pre-pandemic ridership levels, sports arenas have fans cheering on their teams, airplanes are full of travelers, malls have shoppers carrying bags filled with purchases, restaurants are bustling with energy, laughter, and happy tummies, and increasing numbers of people are back in their offices.
Read MoreFor philanthropy to have more equitable practices, we must examine and reimagine the way we do our work.
Read MoreHere in New York City we’re enjoying a verdant and vibrant Spring season – leaves in all tints of green, magnolias, cherry blossoms, forsythias, daffodils, tulips, bluebells and hostas are all poking out of the soil.
Read MoreLast year I spent the first Passover of the pandemic quarantined in my bedroom racked with a fever and body aches.
Read More"525,600 minutes, how do you measure a year in the life? In daylights? In sunsets? In midnights? In cups of coffee?
Read MoreDenver: Since 1952, the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation has been committed to helping create a vibrant New York City — one that is strong, healthy, livable, and just. It is also one of the leading adherents of a concept called trust-based philanthropy.
Read MoreI have been taking the Stanford Daily Coronavirus Survey for months. I started it in April, and the questions are the same every day.
Read MoreBefore I had kids, I never saw playgrounds. But once I was pushing a stroller around town, I noticed that they were everywhere.
Read MoreI developed a case of math phobia in eighth grade, moving from the front to the back of the classroom and rushing through my homework in the cafeteria before school.
Read MoreI was on the phone with a friend the other day, catching up after a few months on each other’s work, communities, and families.
Read MoreWhen I am anxious or uncertain, I like to start a new project. Taking action makes me feel better — in the short run.
Read MoreTalking in public about toilet paper ranks right up there with jokes about “quarantinis” and Zoom Brady Bunch references on my list of pandemic pet peeves.
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