Bill Lascher

Apr 12, 2024 | scmp.com | Bill Lascher

Chungking – as English speakers referred to Chongqing in the early 20th century – was an unlikely capital. Deep inside China, in Szechuan (Sichuan) province, the city became the seat of Chiang Kai-shek’s government on November 20, 1937, when Chiang officially transferred China’s government from its previous long-time capital, Nanking (Nanjing).

Feb 28, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Bill Lascher

This article was co-produced and co-published with Civil Eats. From vast riparian watersheds to fisheries to croplands, few corners of the nation’s⎯and the world’s⎯food systems have escaped the eyes of the Walton family. The children and grandchildren of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton have long embedded their interests, and, more importantly, their money, among industry groups, policymakers, academics, activists, and NGOs active in the future of food.

Feb 28, 2024 | civileats.com | Bill Lascher

From vast riparian watersheds to fisheries to croplands, few corners of the nation’s—and the world’s—food systems have escaped the eyes of the Walton family. The children and grandchildren of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton have long embedded their interests, and, more importantly, their money, among industry groups, policymakers, academics, activists, and NGOs active in the future of food.

Oct 5, 2023 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Isaiah Thompson |Rahel Teka |Bill Lascher |Ashley Burnside

In the wake of what is often described as the “racial reckoning” that followed the murder of George Floyd in 2020, US philanthropic institutions pledged vast sums of money toward racial justice and racial equity—as much as $4 billion or more, according to an analysis by the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity.