How Nonprofits Can Turn One-Time Donors Into Lifelong Supporters

There is a question that haunts every fundraiser, every program officer, every grant writer who has ever stared at a blank page: How do you make someone feel the weight of a life changed? We try. We craft annual reports with glossy photographs. We write impact summaries with metrics. We build infographics that turn human […]

by Kristen Plumberg Bennett

David Byrne’s 'Theater of the Mind' Turns Neuroscience Into an Immersive Experience

For more than 50 years, curiosity has shaped the career of David Byrne — the Talking Heads frontman and an Academy, Grammy, and Tony Award–winning artist who has long used his art to explore how we perceive and make sense of the world. Across stages and mediums — from Coachella to Broadway to immersive theater […]

by Brooke McDonald

5 Lessons From Paul Nicklen’s New Book 'A Photography Masterclass' — On Creativity, Conservation, and Storytelling That Drives Change

One of the world’s leading ocean conservationists and award-winning nature photographers, Paul Nicklen has spent more than three decades documenting both the beauty of the natural world and the accelerating impact of climate change. Trained as a marine biologist and shaped by decades of fieldwork, Nicklen — a National Geographic contributor for more than 20 […]

by Brooke McDonald

Immigration Raids Disrupted a ‘House on Mango Street’ Event — and Sparked a New Way to Reach Students

In Chicago’s Little Village — often called the “Mexico of the Midwest” for its vibrant Mexican-American culture — a neighborhood school was preparing to host a community event connected to The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros’ iconic coming-of-age story about growing up between cultures on Chicago’s West Side. The event was meant to be […]