Philanthropy has a well-documented diversity problem. But it also has a power-sharing problem. Money flows from funders to recipients, who often have little say in its allocation. Schoolchildren in ...

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As international efforts towards adaptation shift from finding the cash to designing the processes through which it will be spent, Anna Petherick asks what we can learn from participatory budgeting. A ...

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Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield delivered her first State of the City address on March 31, 2026, at Mumford High School on the city’s northwest side. In the speech, Sheffield touted the accomplishments ...