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Thought Leadership and Brand-Building for Impact Leaders

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on Thought Leadership and Brand-Building for Impact Leaders.

The NationSwell Council on The Power of Collaboration

A recap of some of the powerful insights shared during the NationSwell Council’s Q3 Salon series on The Power of Collaboration.

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The Workforce of the Future: Skills and Strategies for What’s Next

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on The Workforce of the Future: Skills and Strategies for What’s Next

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AI x Impact: Leading Practices, Applications, and Approaches

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on AI x Impact: Leading Practices, Applications, and Approaches

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Place-Based Impact: Building Beyond the Pilot

Takeaways from NationSwell’s November 13 Leader Roundtable on Place-Based Impact: Building Beyond the Pilot.

What’s Ahead for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on What’s Ahead for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Effective Issue Advocacy: Earning Attention and Driving Change

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on Effective Issue Advocacy: Earning Attention and Driving Change.

The State of Collective Action

Takeaways from NationSwell’s October 30 virtual Leader Roundtable, The State of Collective Action.

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Community-Led Health in Action

On October 14, NationSwell hosted a candid virtual conversation on the journey toward health equity: how to identify and support proven, underinvested solutions – such as Community Health Workers; …

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AI and the Public Good: Who’s Governing the Future?

A recap of Omidyar’s AI Governance panel at NationSwell Summit 2025

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Together: A recap of NationSwell Summit 2025

A recap of NationSwell Summit 2025, which invited participants to reimagine how we govern technology, build workplaces that nurture every kind of talent, and invest in the local trust and shared pu…

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Nasdaq’s Economic Opportunity Summit

A recap of Nasdaq’s October 6th Economic Opportunity Summit in New York City.

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Practical Applications for AI in Impact Work

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on Practical Applications for AI in Impact Work.

Inclusive Approaches to Workforce Innovation

Takeaways from NationSwell’s Leader Roundtable on Inclusive Approaches to Workforce Innovation.

Preparing for Your 2026 Resourcing Conversations

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on “Preparing for your 2026 resourcing conversations”

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Developing Future-Ready Capabilities on Your Impact Team

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable, Developing Future-Ready Capabilities on Your Impact Team.

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Effective Board Service for Impact Leaders

Takeaways from NatioinSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on Effective Board Service for Impact Leaders.

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Beyond the Backlash: What’s Next for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Takeaways from NationSwell’s Leader Roundtable, “Beyond the Backlash: What’s Next for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”

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Leadership and Wellness

Key Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on Leadership and Wellness.

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From Intention to Reality: Unlocking the Promise of Collective Impact

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable, “From Intention to Reality: Unlocking the Promise of Collective Impact”

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The Art of Connection: Strategies for Effective Networking

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on The Art of Connection: Strategies for Effective Networking.

The Broken Marketplace: Tackling America’s School-to-Work Crisis

Takeaways from NationSwell’s “Broken Marketplace Summit,” hosted by LinkedIn and featuring new research from the Schultz Family Foundation and HarrisX.

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Employee Ownership + New Levels of Wealth for Workers

Takeaways from NationSwell’s Leader Roundtable on Employee Ownership + New Levels of Wealth for Workers

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Two Days in Atlanta with NationSwell and The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Reflections, takeaways, and inspiration from NationSwell’s two-day immersive experience in Atlanta

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Strengthening Nonprofit Sector Resilience

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on Strengthening Nonprofit Sector Resilience.

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Skills-Based Employee Engagement in Workforce Development

Takeaways from NationSwell’s Leader Roundtable on Skills-Based Employee Engagement in Workforce Development.

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Guaranteed Income + Innovations in Financial Security

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on Guaranteed Income + Innovations in Financial Security — What’s Working Best.

Unlocking the Power of AI for Nonprofits

Discover how AI transforms nonprofits through Google.org’s AI Opportunity Fund and Project Evident’s accelerator. Learn practical AI strategies for social impact organizations.

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How organizations structure for social good

Takeaways from NationSwell’s braintrust on “How organizations structure for social good”

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Cradle to Career — What’s Working Best

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable “Cradles to Careers — What’s Working Best”

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Driving Climate Resilience: How Impact Teams Prepare Communities for a Changing World

Takeaways from NationSwell’s Leader Roundtable on Driving Climate Resilience: How Impact Teams Prepare Communities for a Changing World.

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Navigating and Adapting to a Changing Landscape

Takeaways from NationSwell’s Non-Profit Leader Braintrust: Navigating and Adapting to a Changing Landscape

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Impact X Talent: Scalable and Sustainable Talent Development

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual roundtable on Impact X Talent: Scalable and Sustainable Talent Development.

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Creating Shared Value and a Better Business Case for Impact

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on Creating Shared Value and a Better Business Case for Impact.

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Innovative Philanthropy in Times of Uncertainty and Urgency

Takeaways from NationSwell’s roundtable event on Innovative Philanthropy in Times of Uncertainty and Urgency

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Deepening employee engagement amid workplace evolution

Takeaways from NationSwell’s roundtable event, Deepening Employee Engagement Amid Workplace Evolution.

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Inside & Out: Education, Community and Opportunity for the Incarcerated

Takeaways from NationSwell’s guided tour of Mount Tamalpais College in San Quentin Prison.

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The Bottom Line: Collective Action for Clean Air

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on taking collective action to provide cleaner air for all.

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Advancing Mission Delivery with Artificial Intelligence

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on AI-Powered Impact: Advancing Mission Delivery with Artificial Intelligence.

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Updating Talent Development Systems for the Workforce of the Future

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on Impact x Talent: Updating Talent Development Systems for the Workforce of the Future.

Elevating Impact Programs and Models

Takeaways from NationSwell’s Leader Roundtable on Elevating Innovative and Highly Effective Impact Programs and Models

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Investing in the Next Generation

Takeaways from NationSwell’s virtual Leader Roundtable on Investing in the Next Generation: Youth, Mental Health, and Investing in Emerging Leaders.

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The Power of Place-based Strategies

Takeaways from Building Thriving Futures: The Power of Place-based Strategies, hosted in partnership with FUSE.

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Strategies for Collective Wealth Building

Takeaways from NationSwell’s Leader Roundtable on A Thriving Economy for All: Strategies for Collective Wealth Building.

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Impact Imperative: Innovative and Effective Partnership Models

Takeaways from NationSwell’s roundtable discussion on the Impact Imperative: Innovative and Effective Partnership Models.

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A Thriving Economy for All: Equitable Career Pathways

The takeaways from our leader roundtable dedicated to unpacking the cutting-edge strategies and most effective initiatives, programs, and models for fostering equitable career pathways.

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Telling Your Impact Story: Strategies for Effective Communication

Takeaways from our leader roundtable on how leaders can craft narratives that resonate, engage, and drive support for their priorities.

DEI at a Crossroads: Protecting Progress in a New Political Reality

Takeaways from our conversation taking stock of all the challenges and opportunities this new reality presents, and the strategies leaders are implementing to protect and evolve their initiatives i…

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Being an Effective Social Impact Leader in the Year Ahead

Takeaways from our discussion on how we can energize, advance, and even reimagine the work of social impact into 2025 and beyond.

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What’s Ahead in Social Impact and AI

Takeaways from panelists on how AI is currently being leveraged to meet societal challenges and surface ethical considerations and best practices for responsible AI implementation moving forward.

Thriving Economy for All: The Case for Childcare

Takeaways from NationSwell’s roundtable on employer-driven childcare solutions that support working families, strengthen the workforce, and fuel economic growth.

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Collaboration in Action: Supporting Communities Amid LA Wildfires

Takeaways from our discussion on how to best allocate energy and resources in response to the near and long-term impacts of the disaster.

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Being an Effective Philanthropy Leader in the Year Ahead

Takeaways from our conversation on the most urgent trends and what’s needed to unlock even more transformational impact on the road ahead.

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Not Business as Usual: Being an Effective Social Impact Leader in the Year Ahead

Takeaways from our virtual Leader Roundtable to discuss how we can energize, advance, and even reimagine the work of social impact into 2025 and beyond.

The Intersection of Caregiving and Business: NationSwell Summit Explores the Care Crisis

Learn how public-private partnerships, innovative policies, and workplace solutions can drive economic growth and support caregivers.

Strengthening Our Social Fabric: How Connection and Care Shape Public Health, a Fireside Chat with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy

To close NationSwell Summit 2024, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy joined Kelly Corrigan to explore the urgent loneliness epidemic facing our country.

Augment and Evolve: Empowering Workers in an AI Driven World

Presented by Omidyar Network, this Summit panel illuminated a critical pathway forward: focusing not just on how AI will shape the future, but how we in turn can shape the future of AI.

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Creating Opportunity: Building Equitable Communities for the Future, a Fireside Chat with Julián Castro

From NationSwell Summit 2024, a riveting Fireside chat between the current CEO of the Latino Community Foundation, Julián Castro, and NationSwell CEO, Greg Behrman.

The Takeaway | DEI in Focus: Understanding, Defending, and Advancing Together

Key learnings from our virtual Mainstage, DEI in Focus, a rich conversation between Sid Espinosa (former mayor of Palo Alto and current Head of Social Impact at GitHub), and Stacey Abrams (lawyer, …

The Takeaway | In the Green Seat: Lessons from Sustainability Executives on Designing for Impact

Unlock lessons from sustainability executives on designing for impact from our Mainstage where we unpacked some of the wisdom, challenges, and unlocks shaping this dynamic moment in sustainability.

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The Takeaway | AI x Climate: Our Make or Break Moment

Explore takeaways from NationSwell’s panel of thought leaders, experts, and innovators at the intersection of AI and Climate to explore the transformative potential of AI in addressing climate-rela…

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The Takeaway | Ethical Tech and the Future of Social Impact

Whether it’s a future of work powered by software that supports workers and businesses alike, technology infrastructure to manage sustainable […]

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The Takeaway | Building Culture and the Role of Leadership

For the past two years, organizations have been forced to navigate a series of social, financial, and political pressures that […]

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The Takeaway | The Future of the Workforce

On January 25, members of the nationswell council gathered for an in-person salon in New York City to discuss the […]

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The Takeaway | Inclusive Leadership: How We Lead Online and Offline

The pandemic ushered in a wave of fresh challenges for companies and leaders, but it also served as a much-needed […]

Five Minutes With…

Five Minutes with… Niagara Cares’ Ann Canela

NationSwell sat down with Ann Canela, director of Corporate Giving at Niagara Bottling and head of Niagara Cares, to talk about the new “Love Your Happy Place” campaign.

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Five Minutes with… Katie Levey of TCS Digital Empowers

An interview with Katie Levey of TCS Digital Empowers

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Five Minutes With… Lisa Lawson, president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation

Five Minutes with Lisa Lawson, author of the new book Thrive: How the Science of the Adolescent Brain Helps Us Imagine a Better Future for All Children.

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Five Minutes With… Liz Lund, Medtronic Communities Foundation

Medtronic Communities Foundation is working to propel 1 million students from low income households into life-changing careers in health tech – transforming their futures, their families, and their…

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Five Minutes with… NationSwell Strategic Advisor Rose Kirk

Five Minutes with… NationSwell Strategic Advisor Rose Kirk

Five Minutes with… NationSwell Strategic Advisor Maggie Carter

Five Minutes with NationSwell Strategic Advisor Maggie Carter

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Five Minutes with… Bonterra

For this installment of Five Minutes With, NationSwell spoke with three key Bonterra leaders to unpack their annual report’s insights.

Five Minutes with Alix Guerrier, CEO of DonorsChoose

Five Minutes with Alix Guerrier, CEO of DonorsChoose.

The Next Series

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Impact Next: An interview with Tata Consultancy Services’ Lina Klebanov

For this installment of Impact Next, NationSwell interviewed Lina Klebanov — Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for Tata Consultancy Services, North America.

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Impact Next: An interview with Wellthy’s Lindsay Jurist-Rosner

For this installment of Impact Next, NationSwell interviewed Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, CEO of Wellthy.

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Impact Next: An interview with PepsiCo Foundation’s C.D. Glin

For this installment of Impact Next, NationSwell interviewed C.D. Glin, President of the PepsiCo Foundation and Global Head of Social Impact for PepsiCo

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Impact Next: An interview with Partners for Rural Impact’s Dreama Gentry

An interview with Dreama Gentry, president and CEO of Partners for Rural Impact.

John MacPhee, CEO of the JED Foundation.

Impact Next: An interview with The Jed Foundation’s John MacPhee

An interview with John MacPhee, CEO of the JED Foundation.

Jennifer Blatz, CEO of StriveTogether

Impact Next: An interview with StriveTogether’s Jennifer Blatz

An interview with Jennifer Blatz, CEO of StriveTogether.

Brian Tippens, Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact Strategist at Cisco

Impact Next: An interview with Cisco’s Brian Tippens

An interview with Brian Tippens, Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact Strategist at Cisco.

Steve Schwab, CEO of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation

Impact Next: An interview with Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s Steve Schwab

An interview with Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s Steve Schwab

Purpose-Driven Culture and Leadership

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Welcoming New Advisors to NationSwell’s Strategic Advisory Team

Get to know NationSwell’s newest Strategic Advisors: Kim Dabbs, Shannon Schuyler, and Celeste Warren

The NationSwell Council on “The Movement to Reconnect”

Takeaways from the NationSwell Council Salon series on “The Movement to Reconnect”

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Stories of Consent: Advocating for Healthy and Safe Relationships

We spoke with two NationSwell Fellows about their work to bring consent-based education to high schools and universities.

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Meet NationSwell’s Strategic Advisors

NationSwell is thrilled to welcome six extraordinary leaders into our community as Strategic Advisors.

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The NationSwell Council on the power of community

Summary of the takeaways from the NationSwell Salon series The Power of Community.

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NationSwell Fellows Accelerator: Empowering the Future of Social Innovation

Meet the incredible Fellows who have been working with us and welcome a new pair of co-founders joining this pilot program.

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NationSwell Recognized with Five Anthem Awards for Social Impact Initiatives

Learn more about the transformative social impact initiatives earning NationSwell five Anthem Awards.

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I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: Intergenerational Mental Health Conversations

In honor of World Mental Health Day, we spoke with two NationSwell Fellows about their work breaking down barriers to mental health awareness and practice in BIPOC communities.

Social Justice and Economic Opportunity

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Investing in Rural Communities: Why the Delta Demands Bold Philanthropy

The Mississippi Delta reveals why rural investment matters, and how community-led, long-term philanthropy can unlock talent, resilience, and shared prosperity.

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What We Can Learn From The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Tomi Hiers, VP of the Foundation’s Center for Civic Sites and Community Change

How the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 25-year commitment is driving community-led change and opportunity in Atlanta

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Two Days in Atlanta with NationSwell and The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Reflections, takeaways, and inspiration from NationSwell’s two-day immersive experience in Atlanta

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Inside & Out: Education, Community and Opportunity for the Incarcerated

Takeaways from NationSwell’s guided tour of Mount Tamalpais College in San Quentin Prison.

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Pathways to Economic Opportunity: Extern

Extern shares more on Externship – a new form of professional experience that its students say is a more flexible and accessible alternative to internship or co-op programs.

The Virtuous Cycle of Revitalization and Small Business Growth

Equitable paths to homeownership are a priority of local leaders across the US, as they aim to close the racial wealth gap & build stable, diverse communities that can thrive for generations. See w…

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JPMorganChase Delivers Major Boost to Ohio’s Workforce Through Formation of New Regional Workforce Collaborative

JPMorganChase announced its support of a newly-formed regional workforce collaborative that will strengthen the Columbus Region’s economy by breaking down obstacles to employment, advancing equity,…

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Atlanta Showcases Homeownership Solutions that Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap

Equitable paths to homeownership are a priority of local leaders across the US, as they aim to close the racial wealth gap & build stable, diverse communities that can thrive for generations. See w…

Corporate Social Responsibility

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Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert: “Our biggest impact has been modeling a different way of doing business”

In the fall of 2022, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced a bold new experiment in for-profit business: the voting stock […]

Announcing the Launch of “Fearless Philanthropy”

NationSwell is delighted to announce the launch of “Fearless Philanthropy: Driving Impact Through Innovation” — an action-oriented report made possible by support from our friends at Wells Fargo F…

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Introducing Collaboratives, NationSwell’s New Cross-Sector Initiative to Tackle the World’s Biggest Problems

A series of overlapping crises hit — COVID-19, racial injustice, climate change, economic disruption — exposing the fragility and deficiencies in our current systems. For everyone, 2020 was a deepl…

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An Interview With Shelly Bell, Founder and CEO of ‘Black Girl Ventures’

NationSwell spoke with Kauffman grantee Shelly Bell, founder and CEO of Black Girl Ventures, a company that “funds and scales tech-enabled, revenue-generating businesses (under $1M) founded by peop…

Environmental, Social, Governance

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Why Business Can’t Sit Out the Childcare Crisis: Reflections from Capitol Hill

NationSwell’s Allie Mahler reflects on Hill Day, the first-of-its-kind gathering in Washington, D.C to advocate for child care.

Prioritizing Clean Air in an AI Powered World

Coupa and NationSwell are launching the Equal Air Collaborative to harness AI and innovation to combat air pollution and ensure access to clean air for all.

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The Multifaceted Benefits of Trees: A Corporate Perspective

Niagara Cares, the philanthropic division of Niagara Bottling, is planting 125,000 trees across the United States and Mexico. Read why.

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Recapping Climate Week with NationSwell

See how NationSwell showed up for Climate Week and UNGA 2024 for our community of changemakers.

The Takeaway | In the Green Seat: Lessons from Sustainability Executives on Designing for Impact

Unlock lessons from sustainability executives on designing for impact from our Mainstage where we unpacked some of the wisdom, challenges, and unlocks shaping this dynamic moment in sustainability.

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Place-Based Impact with Tomi Hiers & Tony Pipa

To understand the significance of place-based strategies and why buy-in across the public and private sectors is essential to their success, we spoke with two of our Collaborative experts.

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The Takeaway | AI x Climate: Our Make or Break Moment

Explore takeaways from NationSwell’s panel of thought leaders, experts, and innovators at the intersection of AI and Climate to explore the transformative potential of AI in addressing climate-rela…

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Advancing Food Security: An Interview With Starbucks’ Meghann Glavin

Amid extreme and unprecedented worldwide pressures, global hunger and food insecurity remain at an all-time high. According to a United […]

Future of Work

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Growth with Purpose: Building the Skills and Systems of the Future

During Climate Week, Kyndryl convened an event called “Growth with Purpose” that featured two dynamic panels focused on tackling that challenge from different but deeply connected angles.

The Broken Marketplace: Tackling America’s School-to-Work Crisis

Takeaways from NationSwell’s “Broken Marketplace Summit,” hosted by LinkedIn and featuring new research from the Schultz Family Foundation and HarrisX.

Unlocking the Power of AI for Nonprofits

Discover how AI transforms nonprofits through Google.org’s AI Opportunity Fund and Project Evident’s accelerator. Learn practical AI strategies for social impact organizations.

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Closing the technology gap: Why it’s a critical time to train more women

Discover how Czechitas and Kyndryl are partnering to empower women in tech by addressing skill gaps in AI and cybersecurity.

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NationSwell Launches the ‘Childcare for All’ Site from the Case for Childcare Collaborative

Learn more about the launch of our expanded Case for Childcare Collaborative site advocating for childcare for all workers—especially gig, hourly, part-time and frontline workers.

The Wrap-Up: Building the Future of Work

Organizational leaders are at an unprecedented inflection point. Years of pandemic-related challenges have disrupted society’s most foundational systems – and […]

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The Takeaway | The Future of the Workforce

On January 25, members of the nationswell council gathered for an in-person salon in New York City to discuss the […]

Seizing the moment to close the opportunity gap

Autodesk Foundation, LinkedIn, and Workday have been working together as part of a Just Transition Collaborative facilitated by NationSwell, with the shared goal to identify opportunities to accele…

Pathways to Economic Opportunity

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Pathways to Economic Opportunity: MassMutual Foundation and Opportunity Finance Network

Dennis Duquette, president and CEO of the MassMutual Foundation, lays out a newly-announced partnership with Opportunity Finance Network to launch the CDFI Innovation Initiative — a new effort desi…

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Pathways to Economic Opportunity: Extern

Extern shares more on Externship – a new form of professional experience that its students say is a more flexible and accessible alternative to internship or co-op programs.

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Pathways to Economic Opportunity: Barclays and COOP Careers

As wealth and income inequality continue to climb in the United States, some employers are developing innovative models and catalytic […]

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Pathways to Economic Opportunity: Dow Last Mile Fund for Manufacturing & Skilled Trades

In a new interview series, Pathways to Economic Opportunity, NationSwell spoke to Ruthe Farmer, Last Mile Education Fund and Fabio Mendes, Dow about their talent pipeline partnership, the Dow Last …