This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · For the 2,200 inmates set to be released next month under the First Step Act, White House Officials are working to line up job opportunities and housing for each.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Natalie Schwartz, writing for Education Dive, discusses the recent edtech investments that are affecting higher education students. • How are these investments changing the landscape of…
Giving Compass’ Take: · In this Policy 360 podcast, Alexander Pfaff addresses the environmental risks associated with China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative to link countries along the old Silk Road. ·…
Giving Compass’ Take: • MDRC shares early findings from its evaluation of Housing and Urban Development’s Voluntary Family Self-Sufficiency program. • How can funders work to ensure that programs like this…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Programs That Work has determined that New York City’s Small Schools of Choice (SSCs) are a good opportunity for expanding and scaling impact, contingent on a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Carolyn Phenicie reports that education advocates warn that the census citizenship question will force an undercount of students, reducing federal funding for education. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stephanie Peng shares important insights about funding the pro-immigrant rights movement and offers concrete suggestions for grantmakers who want to make an impact. • Which of these…
Giving Compass’ Take: • ideas42 outlines ways for governments to use behavioral science-based ‘nudges’ to improve the use of public services. • How can donors help implement these changes in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Steve Friess explains how virtual counseling can help rural students get to college to get into colleges that are otherwise out of their reach. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pi Investment’s Aner Ben-Ami writes for Transform Finance and argues for a more versatile method for financing social enterprise projects, specifically with “structured exits” (a path…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy reveals how five different charitable policy proposals would impact giving. • Which, if any, of these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • It’s important to understand the problem and prevalence of restricted funding methods in order to change donor behavior toward unrestricted support. • What are the key…