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: • Rhodri Davies discusses how civil society organizations can help uphold tech ethics and protect vulnerable communities that are affected by the “dark side of technology.” • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this excerpt from Opportunity for All, Jennifer O’Day and Marshall S. Smith share reasons that decades of educational reforms have failed to remove educational disparities. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Julie Sloane highlights a research paper quantifies a “social tipping point” when large-scale change actually occurs: 1 in 4 people need to take a stand. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Recently, China’s National Development and Reform Commission issued a new policy that will start to phase out single-use plastics. • Can other countries struggling with plastics…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cathy Sakimura, deputy director of the LGBTQ legal advocacy organization National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), and Lara Kaufmann, director of public policy at the girls…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to CityLab, America saw a 2.2 percent increase in public transit use towards the second half of 2019, but Laura Bliss reports that the cause of this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Zoya Teirstein reports that after five years, the climate lawsuit filed by 21 kids, Juliana v. United States, has been dismissed. • Suing can be an effective tool…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · As public pensions continue to face increased scrutiny, The Texas Pension Review Board explains what states need to do to mitigate the insecurity of these underfunded…
Giving Compass’ Take: · In this talk from EA Global 2019: San Francisco, Leah Edgerton, executive director of Animal Charity Evaluators, provides a few strategies for animal advocacy to reduce short-term obstacles…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Marshall Project reports that the first black female prosecutor of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against her city’s leadership over the systemic oppression of black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In part one of this four-part series on future development, Shanta Devarajan takes a look at a number of pressing global issues and the failing policy development…