This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The U.S. Department of Education published a report explaining why adult learners need specialized edtech tools to teach them necessary skills. • How can donors provide capital…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sharona Hoffman at The Conversation discusses the use of artificial intelligence in medicine and how it’s predictive data capability raises significant ethical concerns. • How can technology help achieve sustainability? How are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “The Advancer.” It sounds like the code name for a spy in an epic thriller blockbuster film—someone who brings all the mystery and intrigue to the plot. But instead, Uma…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Einstein Rising is shifting the philanthropic status quo to Africa beyond aid. An ambitious goal, to be sure, but then again, supporting ambitions is what this organization does best. A…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author reflects on NPC’s Power Dynamics in Grant-Making sessions, and discusses three topics: Funding applications and agreements, endowments, and feedback. • Although this post serves as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The old aphorism is true: As the South goes, so goes the nation. The region is one of the fastest growing in the country. It’s expected to gain five Electoral…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on Google’s new plan for giving out $3 million after the next natural disaster in America as a way to measure if giving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although globalization has been highly criticized and claimed to have gone too far, Shanta Devarajan explains that it really hasn’t gone far enough. Devarajan focuses on the importance of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Heritage Foundation, Lindsey Burke shares her call for universal school choice because where a student lives should not determine the quality of education he or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · New Profit explains how informing and empowering parents to build their “parent power” can drive systems-level change in education. · How can nonprofits and philanthropists support building…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Despite a dramatic decrease in volume of prescription painkillers since 2010, overdose rates have steadily increased. Jeffrey A. Singer explains that although the health care system is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Diana Barrett, founder and president of the Fledgling Fund, shares why donors should take risks when it comes to funding virtual reality projects. • Barrett admits…