The Menstrual Cycle Is Essential to Women’s Health. So Why Isn’t It Central to Philanthropy?

The Menstrual Cycle Is Essential to Women’s Health. So Why Isn’t It Central to Philanthropy?

Guest authors Milena Bacalja Perianes and Odette Hekster make the case that philanthropy is neglecting menstrual health, to the detriment of the health and well-being of half the world’s population.

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How One Leading Water NGO Is Responding to the Rippling Effects of COVID-19

How One Leading Water NGO Is Responding to the Rippling Effects of COVID-19

Founded by Matt Damon and Gary White 12 years ago, Water.org is a leading provider of micro-loans to expand water access and work toward fulfilling the U.N.’s SDG 6. But in an already complex space, COVID has shaken things up.

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A New Effort to Improve Global Philanthropy’s Impact in Emerging Economies

A New Effort to Improve Global Philanthropy’s Impact in Emerging Economies

Three powerful forces are impacting philanthropy in the world’s growing economies—generational wealth transfer, a deficit in funding for the Sustainable Development Goals, and COVID-19. A new center aims to help funders meet the challenge.

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