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Perspectives on energy access, humanitarian leadership, and global advocacy from Lady B Bless.

HumanitarianJuly 15, 2026

UN HLPF 2026 Session on SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities & Communities

SDG 11 matters now because the future of the 2030 Agenda will be decided in the places where people actually live.

HumanitarianJuly 15, 2026

UN HLPF 2026 Session on SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

The SDG 6 session made one point unmistakably clear from the start: water and sanitation cannot be treated as a narrow service issue.

HumanitarianJuly 14, 2026

UN HLPF 2026 session on SDG 9, “Industry, innovation and infrastructure.”

SDG 9 is the Sustainable Development Goal focused on building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and fostering inn

HumanitarianJuly 13, 2026

Civil Society Is Central to Sustainable Development

Time and again, the world has witnessed the transformative power of civil society.

HumanitarianJune 17, 2026

5 Signs Your Organization Is Ready to Apply for International Funding (And What to Do If You’re Not Yet)

I have sat across the table from leaders who are doing extraordinary work. Leaders who are feeding children, restoring land, training women, building infrastruc

HumanitarianJune 16, 2026

Charity, Nonprofit, Social Enterprise: What’s the Difference — and Which One Should You Start?

Every week, someone asks me how to start a charity. And almost every time, after a few questions, I realize what they actually want isn’t a charity at all.

HumanitarianJune 15, 2026

Why Most Nonprofits Never Get a Grant (And What the Ones That Do Are Doing Differently)

You did everything right. You wrote the proposal. You gathered the data. You submitted before the deadline. And then — silence.

HumanitarianJune 10, 2026

Why Your Nonprofit Is Invisible on Social Media (And How to Fix It)

You’re feeding families, fighting for policy change, building wells in underserved communities — and your last Instagram post got 11 likes. Six of them were fro

HumanitarianJune 9, 2026

You Want to Start a Nonprofit — Here’s What No One Tells You

Most people who want to change the world don’t lack passion; they lack a roadmap.