by Jessi Misslin | Nov 2020 | Crisis Response & Preparedness
Our public education system is in uncharted territory. In our lifetime, we have never before been faced with a pandemic like COVID-19 that has necessitated school closures on a massive scale. Needless to say, school districts throughout the nation are facing one of the most challenging years in recent history.
by Jessi Misslin | Nov 2020 | Community Changemakers
The global coronavirus pandemic has imposed limitations and forced painful choices in nearly every aspect of our personal, professional, and public lives. Case in point: education. Pandemic-induced closures in the spring forced immediate adaptations as schools shifted to distance learning models, and now, nine months later, the impacts on schools, teachers, students, and families continue to intensify.
by Jessi Misslin | Oct 2020 | Philanthropy News & Best Practices
Criminal justice reform. It is an issue that unites public figures as disparate as Alicia Garza of Black Lives Matter, Jared Kushner, Charles Koch, and Kim Kardashian. Whether prompted by the disastrous human toll, spiraling costs, the ineffectiveness of legislative...
by Jessi Misslin | Oct 2020 | Advancing Equity & Inclusion
Amid an unprecedented national reckoning on racial justice, The Libra Foundation has rallied foundations from across the country to establish the Democracy Frontlines Fund.
by Jessi Misslin | Jun 2020 | Advancing Equity & Inclusion
PFS stands in support of this joint statement issued by the Association of Black Foundation Executives, or ABFE, a calling for greater commitment and cross-sector collaboration to combat the dual threats of coronavirus and racism.