This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Antonia Batz is helping indigenous women in Guatemala have safe and healthy childbirths. Since indigenous women in Guatemala face discrimination, poverty, and other barriers toward healthy family planning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Generocity reports on the Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s Social Innovation Prize pitch competition, in which students from the University of Pennsylvania presented projects that would put…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aaron Hamlin argues that approval voting – choosing every candidate you would support instead of choosing one – can avoid the polarizing impact of primaries that often…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • News Deeply explores the violence in South Sudan and how it’s exacerbating the country’s hunger crisis in a season when supplies are especially low. • With…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Daniela Pineda explains why efforts to increase data transparency need to make data available and accessible so that people can find and understand the information that has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Paul Engler argues that funding protest movements needs to be a higher priority for foundations and individuals trying to make an impact on a social issue. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, American Enterprise Institute’s Ryan Streeter talks about the reasons behind civil society participation, and finds that the seeds are embedded in…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Leslie Crutchfield shares her research about social movements and insights on why some fail and others succeed. • How can philanthropy use this information to more effectively support movements? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Joe McCarthy recounts how an image of a protester carrying a dead boy away from the peaceful demonstration students had set up galvanized the world and contributed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Many individuals who are working in the nonprofit or philanthropy industry are trying to understand if the increased rate of civic engagement will turn into a long-lasting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author details the win of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico’s new president, and outlines key takeaways from the election and what they mean for the people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, Alutiiq native Sarah L. Kastelic discusses her heritage’s culture of altruism and how it can be applied to visions of the…