This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · California’s Midland School isn’t a regular boarding school—parents pay over $55,000 for their children to spend six weeks without their cellphones in cabins, doing chores and farming…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart discusses competency-based education and provides a list of tools to help provide an effective CBE. On the list, there are categories for CBE-capable edtech…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Justin George interviews CNN host and founder of #cut50, Van Jones, who is supporting a prison reform bill aimed at improving conditions for incarcerated people. Critics argue the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers In Health offer ways for donors and hospitals to partner to make an impact for community health. • What are the top priority health needs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author examines various ways to invest and increase effective and successful workforce development programs. • Which workforce development approaches are the most effective? • Read about America Forward’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs’ widow, founded the Emerson Collective LLC and critics think that her philanthropic pursuits are less traditional because she engages with entrepreneurs who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Foellinger Foundation sponsors nonprofit leadership development programs in order to position nonprofits for success and fulfill their missions. In 2018, the foundation has it’s first Rising…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lately, we find ourselves asking how we can be better supporters of our grantee partners, who are working in increasingly difficult circumstances to advance social and economic justice across the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Indiana’s Tindley charter schools have been known for their strict discipline policies and high suspension rates, but that will be changing in the upcoming school year. Tindley CEO…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Fast Company discusses Karla Ballard’s startup called Ying, a company that uses alternative currency based on time banking. Ballard’s idea would allow individuals to earn credits based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · While running for governor of California, Gavin Newsom has been very open about his dyslexia and his trouble reading. If he is elected governor, Newsom hopes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Medium interviews Accion CEO Michael Schlein about balancing work and life while pursing your purpose. Schlein explains the importance of motivation and balance in philanthropy and how…