This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Getting Smart, Kristen Thorson and Erin Gohl emphasize civic education as a means for building a strong foundation of young, informed voters. • Where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Prison Policy Initiative shares detailed information for counties to improve the accessibility of essential jail services including phone calls. • What is the cost of jail communication…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dylan Matthews discusses the success of Alaska’s universal basic income in increasing the fertility rate, which is low in the rest of the country. • Can other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • CultureHouse is a small pop-up coffee shop in Cambridge, MA, that creates more community engagement and development opportunities within the neighborhood. • How can donors help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Liesl Truscott describes how Textile Exchange’s Material Change Index can help businesses understand how to integrate sustainable materials into business portfolios. • Why is it crucial for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philip Setel shares six insights into successfully advocating for civil registration and vital statistics for policymaking. • How can funders advance the collection and use of this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Roger Nielsen reports that a grant will fund research into the impact of rural incarceration rates driven by mental illness and substance abuse. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s easy to forget, in a sector where Gateses, Fords, Lillys and Hewletts dominate the discourse, that most institutional philanthropies are small, leanly staffed, little-known foundations. In any given year,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lisa Hammann points out that nearly nine out of 10 women surveyed believe that the ability to control when and if to have children is critical to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Independent Sector talks with Robin Sayles, director of supportive housing at Options for Community Living, a nonprofit based in Long Island, NY that helps give a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Hans Nicholas Jong reports how indigenous groups and local officials from Borneo have successfully argued that a powerful coal-mining firm should not have been issued a permit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Sarah Holder at CityLab reports on a new affordable housing movement launched in the Bay Area by the activist group Moms 4 Housing. · How can donors…