This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In a society where technology continues to advance and play a larger role, it’s reasonable to have concerns when artificial intelligence in involved in the criminal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Hechinger Report explains that children from low-income families usually benefit when their education is mixed with students from a range of economic backgrounds. It is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Funders for LGBTQ Issues discusses the growth of charitable giving for LGBT organizations over the past three decades. Records show gay philanthropies have substantially grown and are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Hechinger Report discusses the debate around segregation in schools raging among academics, journalists and policy advocates. Recent research conducted in Providence, R.I. shows the troubles that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Based on her own experience with her white savior complex, Sarita Hartz offers insights into working respectfully and impactfully in foreign contexts by following the lead of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation shares how their FastTrac program helps rural entrepreneurs get businesses started to create economic growth in their communities. • Is this model scalable? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. BoardSource encourages all nonprofit board members to advocate for their organization’s mission through advocacy work. The following success story comes to us from Jewish Family Services of San Diego (JFSS).…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Year Up is an organization that provides training programs for 18-24-year-olds that will lead to partnerships and internships at companies within the Year Up network. • Can Year…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Putnam Consulting Group suggests how community organizations are more proficient in some areas that foundations and funders might not think as much about. • How can community organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Makerspaces are potentially becoming the place that English language learners can learn about STEM subjects effectively. The author details how maker education does not put emphasis on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Eli Hager at The Marshall Project interviews survivor Patricia Wenskunas about her assault and experience with California’s justice system. In Wenskunas’ story, she survived a horribly violent crime only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The 74 reports on a recent meeting of the Federal Commission on School Safety and the discussion relating school violence to violent video games and the “24-hour news…