Writing Portfolio
Human-centered storytelling. Intelligible science and technology. Financial data for social sector change.
Nonprofit Finances Now
Data Analysis
Along with co-author Larry McGill, I published this analysis of Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2022 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. I also created the animated .gifs that accompany the piece. This was SSIR’s first ever article to feature animated .gifs!
Here’s What Happened When We Gave Flexible Capital to Small Nonprofits
Nonprofit Funding and Philanthropy
General operating support grants helped nonprofits across the United States cope with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their experience shows that general operating support is a critical tool for community-centered organizations to address the challenges their communities face.
How one nonprofit adapts to community needs—and delayed government contracts
Nonprofit Finance and Community Benefit
South Asian Council for Social Services provides culturally competent services to its diverse community in Queens, New York. A zero-interest loan helped SACSS keep its doors open to continue meeting community needs.
“God particle” discovery ignites debate over science and religion
Science and Religion
Physicists’ discovery of the “God particle” marked a new chapter in scientific knowledge. It also reignited debate over the universe’s origins—and the validity of religious faith as scientific knowledge expands.
Originally published by Religion News Service, this piece was picked up by the Washington Post and local Gannett newspapers across the United States.
New Laser Technology Could Revolutionize Communications
Technology/Higher Education
As fiber optic technology continues to advance, it faces challenges from both its physical properties and its use of infrastructure. One emerging high-speed solution uses lasers to transmit data through readily available open space, with the potential of expanding past the limitation of fibers into a system known as optical free space communications.
Originally published by Stevens Institute of Technology, this piece was picked up by the trade publication Photonics Online.
Deportee’s Family Finds Support from Local Community
Community News
Written for the now-defunct (and print only!) Metuchen Mirror, this story details a community’s response to the deportation of a local man as Immigration and Customs Enforcement ramped up detention and deportation in 2017.