This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More foundations are starting to utilize impact investing practices to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. • In what ways can your foundation pivot toward…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social impact bonds and impact bonds are becoming a viable option for investing in early childhood development interventions by providing flexible funding for implementation. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Entrepreneurs build businesses, but they also help build communities—by creating jobs, delivering needed services, paying taxes, and more. Providing equitable access to the capital such entrepreneurs need to build their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent study published by Nature Climate Change found that students with a specialized climate-focused curriculum were effective in convincing their conservative parents to care about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women’s foundations and funds are a powerful force in philanthropy dedicated to women and girls. Giving from these organizations is substantial, but aside from a 2009 landscape report from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene report that shortages of volunteer firefighters are causing stress and closures of fire stations across the country. • Is it sustainable for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen discusses Lego’s initiative to help children with low vision or blindness master reading by providing them with braille blocks of the entire alphabet. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Contrary to common misconception, personalized learning was not created by Silicon Valley to eliminate a need for teachers or replace them with technology. Phyllis Lockett at The Hechinger…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although parents pursuing education or work training face financial difficulties, Lillian Mongeau reports that only 13 percent of these parents receive federally supported child care assistance. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Despite claims from the House Ways and Means Committee, initial data on charitable giving in 2018 show several red flags for the trajectory of philanthropy. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this TechCrunch story, Anthony Ha highhlights TED’s Audacious Project which is investing $280 million dollars into eight nonprofits so they can achieve their greatest ambitions.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Heritage Foundation discusses a recent incident at the University of Arizona concerning the difference between freedom of speech and harassment. · Where do colleges draw the line…