This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Redwood City School in Silicon Valley encourages students to learn computational skills and interact with different software, as well as work on social-emotional learning skills and problem-solving. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • ECMC Foundation program analyst Angela Sanchez ,shares lessons about funding initiatives locally in Los Angeles, trying to grapple with the 31,000 nonprofits that currently serve the city,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Forbes has published a report on the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), which is in turmoil following several executive resignations, high turnover from what former employees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Ford Foundation reviews a recent report from their grantees that assesses their performance and finds ways to improve, especially in the area of communication. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is funding the entirety of the United States’ commitment to the Paris climate agreement to keep the promise broken by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As teacher salaries continue to drop there are steps that policymakers and schools can take to ensure that teachers can afford to make ends meet. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Republican proposal for the farm bill would expand work requirements for food stamps and job training programs to be run by the states. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A RAND Corporation study outlines a package of child-welfare reform policies that could reduce the long-term costs of such programs while improving outcomes for children. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lipton tea company is partnering with WE charity and providing business skills capacity training to women across Kenya in order to strengthen financial literacy and business planning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marcie Lipsitt is a mother and activist that filed thousands of civil rights complaints about web accessibility for kids with disabilities. The Department of Education has resolved…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Students in Memphis created a school club called ‘Facing History and Ourselves’ in which they discuss how they can be part of social change initiatives through meaningful dialogue until…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Reuters reports on recent research that analyzes the concentration of wealth around the world and what that means for the current state of philanthropy. • While…