This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to the results from a recent poll sampling 1,000 people, 60% of voters have shown support for Congress to take action on the issues in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nikolai Vitti, Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) Superintendent, aims to expand arts programs for students in Detroit schools by partnering with local art institutions in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A mother of one of the Sandy Hook victims discusses her efforts to prevent gun violence in schools. She does not recommend putting firearms in classrooms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Erica Greenberg outlines steps needed to collect preschool data and distribute it fairly so that evidence-based policies can be created for preschool. • How can philanthropy support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • PEAK Insight Journal gives us some pointers for more effective reporting in the grantmaking process, including stating purposes in a clear, concise way and finding better…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take • Causeartist provides three helpful tips when measuring social impact for nonprofits: develop a sustainable framework, maintain the human element, and take advantage of partnerships. • Which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amelia Harper reports that New York City is expanding the free glasses program to provide free screenings and glasses for all of the city’s kindergarten and 1st-grade…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Amanda Y. Agan and Michael D. Makowsky unpack the impacts of the minimum wage and Earned Income Tax Credits on recidivism; finding that both policies can reduce…
Giving Compass’ Take: • John H. Thompson and Robert Yablon explain how state attorneys general can work to improve the 2020 census count. • How can funders best support efforts to ensure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Experts from the Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center share the issues they will be watching in 2019. • How can funders work to shape housing finance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tanvi Misra explores some possible positive and negative effects on unemployment and inequality that a federal jobs guarantee program could have. • What role should the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this report from Refugees International, authors Izza Leghtas and Jessica Thea explore how and why Afghan refugees are sometimes facing more difficulties in Turkey than…