This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires companies to report monies and gifts they give physicians, which are known to influence what doctors prescribe or promote. Thanks to the Sunshine Act, you can look up…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the United States marks Black History Month this year, more K-12 schools in the United States are teaching Black history than ever before. However, ongoing analysis from Johns Hopkins…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pay secrecy contributes to the gender pay gap, say researchers. On average, women make 18% less than their male counterparts. Over the last decade, more than a dozen states plus…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute reveals how gender, wealth, and education levels influence impact investing preferences. • One of the trends discussed is the shift…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All Bill Drayton wants to do is change the world — so, pretty simple. In 1980 he founded Ashoka, a global association of social entrepreneurs whose flagship program provides up to three years of financial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fundamentally, climate change is a serious economic threat. As climate-related damages increase (e.g., from increasingly frequent extreme weather events), it is essential for corporations and governments to implement measures to mitigate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The number of senior households—those headed by someone age 65 or older—will explode over the next 20 years, increasing from 34 million to 48 million between 2020 and 2040. Although the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During a virtual panel on broadband expansion organized by Food Tank and the Refresh Working Group, experts argue that internet connectivity is crucial to building more resilient communities and food…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like many family foundations, we receive several worthy requests that we turn down due to lack of funds. Most of our grants are program/project-based—reactive to the problems at hand rather…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, it is revealing holes in policies to support workers’ health and caregiving needs. And people’s starkly different experiences with the disease are creating additional gaps. COVID-19 is revealing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “The ability to control whether and when you become pregnant is a basic human right, since pregnancy and childbirth have enormous implications for social and economic life trajectories,” says Maria…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Electrification of the building sector has become a trend along the West Coast, particularly as jurisdictions struggle with poor air quality due to out-of-control wildfires. Berkeley made history in July 2019 as the…