Meg Massey

Oct 18, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Meg Massey |Mallory Witzig

AbstractThe Pennsylvania State University Libraries use Springshare’s Ask a Librarian service to provide virtual reference assistance to users. In 2014, the Libraries added a LibChat widget that allowed users to connect directly to the Interlibrary Loan team through connection points embedded on the Interlibrary Loan webpages and ILLiad interface.

Jul 17, 2024 | proximate.press | Meg Massey

July 2024July 22, 2024What's the future of DAF reform? In the past few years, donor-advised funds have become a huge part of the conversation about charitable giving. In Proximate's series Unlocking Abundance, supported by Magic Cabinet, we explore different perspectives on DAFS and pathways to reform. The Donor Revolt for Charity Reform is a campaign powered by a unique collection of progressive philanthropists and advocacy groups.

Mar 13, 2024 | proximate.press | Ben Wrobel |Meg Massey

July 2024March 2024July 22, 2024When we published our book colorLetting Go in 2021, we always wanted it to be the beginning of a conversation. The book's premise was simple: philanthropy and development are missing the mark. Those in power need to "let go" of control – to cede decision-making power to people with lived experience, closer to the problems on the ground.

Sep 13, 2023 | proximate.press | Meg Massey

Common Future, a nonprofit working to close the wealth gap, recently launched a Participatory Investing Toolkit to help foundation and other institution leaders take tangible action to shift power over investment decisions and incorporate community voice. "Philanthropic funders are well-positioned to reimagine their practices, policies, and praxis to center community, voice, visibility, and virtuous autonomy," says Kathryn Witt, Director of Funder Learning at Common Future.

Sep 12, 2023 | proximate.press | Meg Massey

September 2023June 17, 2024A quick story: in the early 2000’s, scientists on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu found that Kāne‘ohe Bay was an ecosystem out of balance. Runoff and debris from the surrounding suburbs were spilling into the bay, carrying pollutants and invasive species into the tidal flats and coral reefs. It got so bad that a kanaka maoli (Native Hawaiian) scientist named Koa Shultz went out to meet with kūpuna (elders) to determine the source of the imbalance.