Lexington-Richland School District Five Hosts First Lunch and Learn
A school district in South Carolina is asking voters to approve a $239 million bond referendum on Nov. 5, the State reports. According to WYFF, the Lexington-Richland School District Five bond...more

Text Messages Are Helping African Farmers with Their Production
It's not every day you get the chance to sit down with a StoryCorpsCorps volunteer and talk about your favorite songs, but that's exactly what happened to Michael Jewett. The Michigan man, who's...more

Boardman graduate transforms Youngstown church into a creative space
When Erin Timms and her brother Sean bought the Calvin Center in Youngstown, Ohio, in 2009, they had one goal in mind: to restore the building to its former glory. "The desire to let let get torn...more

Three-Year Artistic Residency with For Freedoms
The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at George Washington University is teaming up with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, to offer a three-year residency to an artist-led...more

Cities Are on the Front Line of the 'Climate-Health Crisis.' A New Report Provides a ...
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
A new report from the Yale University-Resilient Cities Network and the Global Nation think tank finds that more than a third of the world's cities have failed to prepare for the effects of climate...more

Record. Scaling in Social Enterprises: The Case of Digita…
If you're looking for a way to give back to your community, there's a new app for that. It's called GiveForward, and it's all about giving back to the people who matter most to you, the New York...more

10Th Gef International Waters Conference in Uruguay to Strengthen Global Sustainability Networks
When the Global Environment Facility (GEF) announced last month that Uruguay would be hosting the 10th International Waters Conference (IWC10) in Punta del Este in 2024, the country's environment...more

Mexico'S Bet on Artificial Intelligence
Mexico may be the No. 2 economy in the world, but it could soon be No. 3 if it can harness the power of artificial intelligence, Bloomberg reports. According to the Latin America Program at...more

Spokane Businesses Owned by People of Color Awarded New State Grant Funds
People of color make up about 20% of Spokane County, Wash., but they own about 8% of the county's businesses, reports the Spokesman-Review. That's why the Spokane Workforce Council is...more

City Showcases Innovation and Capacity Building Programming to Employees
If you're an employee of Philadelphia's city government and have an idea for how to improve government, there's a new program for youand it's free. The " Idea Accelerator" is a joint initiative...more