This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Corporations like Amazon and Google could help bolster affordable housing if their investments to go hand in hand with zoning reforms that accommodate more housing. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tackling climate change. Reducing the threat of nuclear weapons. Revamping our education system. It’s impossible to tackle the world’s most pressing issues alone, and the good news is, you don’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeff Shumway, Jake Segal, and Michael Etzel explain the merits of pay-for-success programs as a cost-effective way to fund social services. • What social services could best…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chris Jurgens explains how Pay for Success can drive systems change and be an effective avenue for impact investors. • Is Pay for Success appropriate for causes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mary Margaret Frank and Stefano Rumi discuss the Pay for Success funding gap and what can be done to fill it. • Is Pay for Success the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ahmed Alhitary at Doctors Without Borders discusses how an app that monitors oxygen concentrators can help doctors work more efficiently. • In what other ways can technology…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author lists three ways that the U.S. can advance education and expand opportunities for young people by investing in technology and training. • Where are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Salesforce employees share how corporate social responsibility at the company transcends to personal social responsibility (PSR) and offers three ways to motivate stakeholders. • Are other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grant Trahant, writing for Causeartist, discusses the initiatives of the Tent Foundation as it plans to address the global refugee crisis. • In what ways can businesses…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses how corporate social responsibility in the for-profit sector shifts as a society, legislation, policies, and public concern changes. • How can companies keep…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Five Contemplations is a mindfulness reflection by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and recited before partaking of a meal. One of its passages reads “May we recognize and transform…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Foundations can use an impact investing framework to provide capital to food systems that will generate local wealth and advance food-system finance. • How is this…