Tiffany Benjamin

Sep 3, 2024 | insidephilanthropy.com | Tiffany Benjamin

Predictions that this hurricane season will be one for the record books have already been borne out by Beryl, the strongest storm ever to blow ashore so early in the season. An above-normal number of hurricanes is expected this year, with forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showing between eight and 13 named storms will reach hurricane status. Climate change is increasing the number and intensity of weather hazards and the destruction they leave in their wake.

Aug 23, 2024 | insidephilanthropy.com | Tiffany Benjamin

Aug 22, 2024 | insidephilanthropy.com | Tiffany Benjamin

Predictions that this hurricane season will be one for the record books have already been borne out by Beryl, the strongest storm ever to blow ashore so early in the season. An above-normal number of hurricanes is expected this year, with forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showing between eight and 13 named storms will reach hurricane status. Climate change is increasing the number and intensity of weather hazards and the destruction they leave in their wake.

Feb 19, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Tiffany Benjamin |Tom Kamber |Meredith Klenkel |Lora Smith

In June 2023, the Biden administration announced that the government would invest $42.45 billion in funding to connect every citizen in the country to high-speed internet. The funding, available as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), allows the opportunity for every state and US territory to invest in high-speed broadband infrastructure through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD).

Feb 5, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Isaiah Thompson |Mariame Kaba |Tiffany Benjamin |Tom Kamber

More than 20 years ago, a man showed up for treatment at St. Francis House, a homeless shelter in Boston, MA. Cecilia Ibeabuchi, the newly appointed nurse manager for the facility, came to see him. The man was complaining of a pounding headache and was asking for Tylenol. As she attended to him, Ibeabuchi noticed the man’s feet, swaddled in four pairs of socks—and coming from them was a nauseating odor.