This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, Incourage Community Foundation’s Kelly Ryan talks about working in rural Wisconsin and investing in human capital rather than numbers on a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Two Columbia University Teachers College students created an app that will help underserved high school students pick the college that is right for them by creating online…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Timberland has a robust corporate service program that aims to serve local and global communities through volunteering events and charitable partnerships. • How does corporate service affect the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • On Medium, Global Impact Investing Network’s Amit Bouri discusses the growth of impact investing and how it mirrors some of the important movements in history. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Straight Times in Singapore reports on how the region’s network of young entrepreneurs are pursuing investments that align with their values, despite a financial culture…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • President and founder of Sojourners, Jim Wallis, shares his thoughts on how businesses can – and should – consider ethics in their decisions. He praises the B…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Open Philanthropy Project, an effective altruism organization, outlines opportunities for philanthropy to make an impact on HIV through focused, sustained efforts. • Do any of these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mayor Bill de Blasio’s has a plan to integrate New York City’s elite specialized high schools, but his proposals are not universally possible and it remains to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Programs That Work has identified Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Diabetes as a near top tier program, meaning it is a promising program that needs another…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Neil Shah is the co-founder of community crisis app called Concrn which serves as an alternative to calling the police when someone is concerned about a homeless individual primarily…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The MacArthur Foundation joined with various donors to create the Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education and is working towards providing educational opportunities to populations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New reports analyzing the effects of the global gag rule are coming out relaying the fear and confusion that it has caused within the global development world. …