This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are four examples of the largest education philanthropy foundations are addressing school closures due to COVID-19. • How can individual donors contribute to the education…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Susan B. Sorenson, director of the Ortner Center on Violence & Abuse discusses the challenges for victims of domestic violence and the subsequent fear amid the COVID-19…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this video, Kathryn Edwards, associate economist with the RAND Corporation, outlines how coronavirus is affecting employment and economic development in the United States, suggesting that unemployment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Small businesses contribute to local city culture but require serious recovery funding to sustain that culture and economic development in communities during COVID-19. • What is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Shortly after reports showed how humans have led numerous species to the brink of extinction, the Trump administration has passed legislation weakening the Endangered Species Act and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Zach Boren writes about the necessity for new United States policy to sustain apprenticeships through the pandemic and its ensuing economic fallout. • With so many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at Brookings offers suggestions for how to fix the current failures of unemployment insurance for low-wage workers impacted by the pandemic. • What sort of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Arun Maira encourages a re-evaluation of the power dynamics between civil society and politics in India. • How do the two entities interact? How might a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Tippett discusses the impact of the coronavirus on the census, especially on already chronically under-counted populations. • What sort of implications does a skewed census…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Omar Parbhoo shares approaches that funders can take to protect democracy during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Are you ready to protect and improve democracy? Which approach best…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Joe McCarthy highlights some of the reasons that the Trump administration’s plan to cut foreign aid to Central America may be counterproductive. • How might anti-violence…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The recently passed $2 trillion stimulus package includes a suite of measures designed to support households being impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. However, policymakers may want to consider what protections it offers…