This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In some states like Oregon, criminals who are judged to be insane are known to receive better mental health treatment than an average person suffering from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is not just blowing smoke: The fight against Big Tobacco is far from over. While new data from the National Health Interview Survey shows that cigarette use among U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · For military children, education can be difficult subject when parents are transferred around the country. The 74 explains a plan under consideration in Congress where those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Massachusetts is using a pay for success model to fund housing and holistic services for homeless individuals that make frequent use of emergency services. In the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • For-profit college conversions to nonprofit entities faced heavy criticism from opponents at a hearing of a U.S. Department of Education advisory council, although advocates assert that these schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Ofsted has admitted that some schools previously ranked outstanding may not still hold that ranking after they were exempt from regular school inspections years ago. BBC…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Africa’s Mail & Guardian, Ford Foundation’s Nicolette Naylor discusses the need for tackling issues of sexual harassment, gender inequity and prejudices within the social sector.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Obama’s Education Department took significant steps to protect students and taxpayers from fraud by for-profit colleges, which Betsey DeVos has walked back. • How can philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Social Velocity, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations discusses their 20-year vision for philanthropy, in which courage, inclusion, collaboration and other big ideas are all common…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There has been a number of arguments centered around the current age requirement for voting. YES! Magazine discusses the #Vote16 movement and how the younger generation can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Council on Foreign Relations reports that President Trump is looking to weaken PEPFAR and other global health security programs in the near future. While an AIDS-free…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Harold Furchtgott-Roth’s testimony before the Joint Economic Committee emphasizes the importance of clear property rights, light regulation, and competition for progressing information technology in the United States. • To…