This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that spending time away from technology and in nature can help address issues such as mental fatigue and restoring attention. • How can revitalizing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The WeatherBlur project is an online learning community that helps students engage in citizen science, leveraging technology to advance place-based learning. • How can educators have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Many individuals who participate on nonprofit boards start with inaccurate preconceptions which can interfere with organizational purpose and progress. • How can nonprofit leaders and board…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are four phone apps that will help climate activists stay on top of climate change issues to maintain awareness and encourage action. • How are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Success is defined by the attainment of achieving one’s own goals, one’s purpose. We define success by connecting people in need to their own safe water and sanitation solutions; empowering…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Vidya Shah at India Development Review addresses the growing skepticism around philanthropy and how philanthropists can better align their work with the demands of society. · How…
Giving Compass’ Take: · In this Getting Smart podcast, Tom Vander Ark talks with Pam Cantor, a leading expert on childhood development, about the effects of stress on youth development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Heritage Foundation, Nicolas Loris and Kevin Dayaratna take a deeper look at the Green New Deal and what it would mean for the U.S. economy.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to the Surfrider Foundation, Ideol, a French offshore wind energy developer, has applied to do wind-speed testing off the coast of California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Anshu Bharti reviews challenges faced by social entrepreneurs in securing funding, as well as potential solutions that capitalize on their impact mentality. • What are the benefits of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Collective Success Network in Philadelphia is helping first-generation, low-income students connect to professional opportunities they might otherwise not have access to. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Foundations need to shift from the model of strategic philanthropy that is predictive to an emergent model that can address the complexities of social change in…