This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The National Health Protection Scheme will help Indians’ health and financial well-being. however, the success of the policy will depend on exactly how it functions. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Art can be used as a tool to help young people tell their stories and help them learn to advocate for themselves. It can also be part…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • On Think Tanks interviewed Shamika Ravi, the director of research at Brookings India, about the success of her programs and the future of think tank communities in India.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Second Chance Act provides federal funding for services aimed at keeping people off the streets and out of jail. The 2018 spending bill included an increase…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christy Wolfe states that the key barriers for charter schools are the maintenance of school buildings. She suggests that the government can help by altering their funding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In an effort to improve the lives of orphans, JK Rowling’s charity, Lumos works to raise awareness of poor treatment and change damaging policies. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cities and states often offer tax incentives to businesses to encourage them to bring jobs and economic growth the region. However, this process is not always transparent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute relays three important takeaways about civic engagement from interviews with government officials, tech start-ups founders, and community organizing practitioners. • Good civic engagement relies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jean Twenge highlights the reasons why teens are more likely to care about gun control issues. She compares multi-decade research, concluding that bullying, drinking, and safety issues…
Giving Compass’ Take: • These suggestions from 2015 remain relevant today. There are many improvements that can be made to the criminal justice system to reduce imprisonment rates. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The “payout rule” refers to the fact that, by law, private nonoperating foundations must distribute five percent of the value of their net investment assets annually in the form of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • School choice advocates often rely on a bleak narrative of traditional public schools to prop up their argument, but is this tactic alienating potential allies? • How can…