This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Paul Weisenfeld reports that Mark Green has called for foreign aid to that ultimately renders foreign aid unnecessary. • Do your philanthropic efforts include a plan to render…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The United Nations Foundation shares six global issues that require shared action: climate change, the SDGs, funding the future, modernizing the UN, inequalities, and humanitarian crises. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Civil society organizations can help during the COVID-19 pandemic because they play a significant role in global development progress. • How can donors help international civil…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Full civic engagement in the U.S. Census is crucial this year as it pertains to significant funding that will help vulnerable populations, particularly in times of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Three ways that power shifts can happen are through decentralizing control, open data, and open dialogue with communities and organizations. • How can individuals donors take…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Emily Pontecorvo reports that because of COVID-19 safety measures, state are canceling public meetings, denying citizens their chance to learn about and respond to policies including pipeline…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Geri Mannion and Ambika Kapur explain how COVID-19 is impacting the collection of data in the 2020 Census and what advocates are doing to ensure the count, especially…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the country faces a crisis of trust, there are leaders across the U.S. who are working to fix broken systems and strengthen our democracy. In 2019, national venture philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Smart Cities Dive, the US Census Bureau has suspended all field operations in an effort to protect the health of those collection data as the coronavirus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nathan Gardels & Nicolas Berggruen’s new book, Renovating Democracy, explores how the digital revolution has irrevocably altered how we engage with participatory democracy and with how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kenneth Prewitt discusses how the potential for gerrymandering in our extremely polarized political climate threatens the validity of the 2020 census. • This year could set…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Liberia’s former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is launching an initiative that will empower women leaders and promote more diversity in democratic systems. • How can other…