This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The MacArthur Foundation discusses how the organization has adjusted its process in finding Fellows with technology — and how that has increased the diversity of candidates.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive discusses the need for federal funding for after-school programs and suggests using a voucher program to cover the costs in order to give working parents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company explains how aid organization are using Facebook’s Disaster Maps to locate people who evacuated for Hurricane Florence and provide them with the basic necessities they need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chloe Olewitz reports that BuildPalestine is funding sustainable social innovation in Palestine by identifying problems in communities and “crowdsolving” them through calls for innovative solutions that are voted. •…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Jonathan Butcher argues that increasing education funding has not consistently provided outcome improvements for Arizona students because of the inconsistencies in the use of the funding. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Alex Sun discusses the risks and changes that will come with the Age of Automation, how risk is changing as society advances, and the emerging opportunities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Armando Zumaya, writing for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, discusses how development directors and nonprofit leaders can better their relationships to help organizations thrive. • What would be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andrea Keith, writing for Getting Smart, explains how empowering student innovation and entrepreneurship in the classroom is the future for the 21st-century workforce. • Can teachers gain development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le at Nonprofit AF reports on the harmful effects that popularity-based grants — ones in which nonprofits compete for votes or “likes” to earn money…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing magazine reports that a young girl in Kansas’ state custody was sexually assaulted inside a child welfare office. After this disturbing incident, Gina Meier-Hummel, Kansas Department…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sydney Johnson at EdSurge discusses LeBron James’ I Promise program and his long-term vision to send students to college. Johnson explains that, although monetary help for tuition is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarasota magazine reports on the efforts of local businesses to partner with nonprofits, and how such relationships have shown success all around. • What can other…