This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lila Higgins is the senior manager of community science at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and co-founder of bioblitz- which is an initiative…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The MacArthur Foundation explain four lessons from their years of impact investing, expanding on themes such as innovation, collaboration and systems change. • Is there a way that thought-leaders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporation explores the topic of the acceleration of our world due to technology and how it affects all aspects of society, including the way we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Developing nations are grappling with their future relationship with GMOs. While several countries have increased food yields and farmer’s incomes, environmental and health risks quell excitement for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New polling data shows falling support – and growing opposition – for school choice, possibly a result of the ‘Trump effect’, according to Deborah Beck. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Avoid common grantmaking missteps by reading this list and creating a cohesive grantmaking strategy that will serve you and your community. • How can grantmakers better…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Trump Administration is pivoting away from Obama-Era regulations that were borrower-friendly to servicer-friendly policies. This shift includes preventing states from imposing their own rule on loan…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Corpus Christi initiated a busing program in response to the Supreme Court decision that desegregation applied to Latino children, as well as black children. The program underwent several…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our current bylaws state, “The President shall be an ex-officio voting member of all committees.” Is this typical or unusual? Is it best practice for a Board Chair and/or President…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Information & Communications Technology for Development Conference in Lusaka, Zambia illuminated three trends regarding human centered design, scaling solutions, and safeguarding data. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Start-ups have now come up with ‘Edtech Innovator’ which is an incubator that is located inside schools and allows teachers to develop their own edtech tools for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The success of the Spartanburg County Foundation is attributed to looking ahead, adapting with the economy, and adopting practices that flow alongside systems change work. Other…