This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A friend and grassroots organizer recently posted on Facebook that a local women’s shelter needed emergency supplies. Several people replied that they had items to donate. My friend organized a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Various company executives share how corporations are committed to staying the course to address the climate crisis during COVID-19. • How can corporations unlock their philanthropic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are six opportunities for health IT infrastructure to improve in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and adequately address this public health crisis. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 is an unprecedented event that has brought swift changes and uncertainties to all of our lives. Let’s face it, no one was fully prepared for a crisis quite like…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research suggests that small-scale low carbon technologies such as e-bikes and solar panels may be more effective than larger projects to reduce emissions. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Learning from his mistakes, nonprofit leader Atta Tarki, discusses how he thinks differently about nonprofit innovation and the challenges that come with seeing these models through. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Engineers are shifting their work to focus on utilizing technology to solve challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. • How can donors support their research? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Slingshot Fund, founded by a group of young philanthropists, is identifying and supporting organizations and programs that enhance Jewish life and uncover Jewish leadership. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Yvette Cabrera reports that environmental groups are responding to the EPA’s rollback of environmental protections during COVID-19 with a lawsuit. • How can funders support efforts to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ria Mazumdar explains how volunteerism, combining volunteering and tourism, can be inherently problematic and lead to unsustainable outcomes. • Can the voluntourism industry improve enough to be worthwhile?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aaron Walker urges us to target coronavirus relief efforts with an aim to improve innovations and education for social justice. • Walker discusses a part of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Various cities are struggling to address how the coronavirus will spread throughout homeless shelters unless creative housing alternatives are put in place to reduce overcrowding. •…