This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brentin Mock reveals how cities allocate millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money towards the legal cost of police violence as opposed to improving marginalized communities. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers from the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington found that many school districts aren’t offering summer classes. • Some school districts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our democracy is at a crossroads. Nearly 70 percent of Americans say false news and information impact their confidence in government institutions. Individuals are reluctant to provide information for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Kimberly Zarecor explains her ‘Shrink Smart’ project and why rural towns in America that are losing population should focus on the residents they have rather than trying…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that when states require insurance companies to provide coverage of infertility treatments, there is a decrease in maternal mortality rates. • There are many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This blog post from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy discusses the conundrum of organizations taking money from disreputable or dishonored sources: Keep it or give…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeffrey R. Young writes about how colleges should adjust their offerings to support those seeking help during pandemic unemployment. • How can you invest in colleges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christine Crudo Blackburn and Leslie Ruyle write for The Conversation about the crucial impact of national leaders’ decision-making on coronavirus response effectiveness. • How are vulnerable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, here are strategies to combat ageism and protect the elderly, a vulnerable population during this time. • What is the role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Policy influence is difficult to measure, making it vulnerable to pendulum swings in funders’ approaches. At the moment, in most areas of public policy the field is in the process…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson reports that research has revealed that pooling school taxes at the county or state level would increase per-pupil funding for 69% of students in the U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Founding member of Animal Grantmakers Andrew Rowan spent most of his early years in Cape Town, South Africa after being born in Zimbabwe and spending three years on Tristan da…