This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: •Liz Hipple, Shanteal Lake, and Maria Monroe, at Equitable Growth, explain how Juneteenth reminds us of the work we still have left in the fight for racial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 2008 recession impacted voter turnout for subsequent elections, and now researchers are wondering if COVID-19, layoffs, and large numbers of unemployment with significantly disrupt voter…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public policy work in one’s own country differs fundamentally from public policy work abroad. A U.S. foundation working on domestic public policy has a reasonably complete understanding of the political…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Taylor White advocates for returning attention to career and technical education (CTE) as a path to better prepare students for both college and careers. • How can communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Kudos to the Center for Effective Philanthropy for its recent report, Policy Influence: What Foundations Are Doing and Why, which documents the growing commitment to policy engagement in the philanthropic sector.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Kelly Bradshaw-Walsh at Think NPC explores ways to create safe online learning spaces for young people and how to stay human in the digital age. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Rebecca Oran and Octavio Medina propose some effective methods the government can apply to their communications regarding COVID-19. · How can organizations apply this strategies to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · This article from allAfrica explains how the philanthropic response to the Ebola outbreak could be used a blueprint to address the current situation. · How is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Greensboro Community Development Fund Executive Director Wilson Lester discusses the ways lending to support Black-owned business and philanthropy connect, including the rise of impact investing. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute promotes useful data and collaboration between local organizations to forge rural progress towards equitable opportunity. • How can a cross-sector approach create lasting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dylan Matthews, at Vox, summarizes one expert’s opinion on formulating a contingency plan for when United States’ pandemic unemployment insurance expires. • What can we do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The National Partnership for Women & Families details why we need new, comprehensive paid leave policy to help bridge massive gaps in racial equity. • Where…