This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Eli Hager at The Marshall Project interviews survivor Patricia Wenskunas about her assault and experience with California’s justice system. In Wenskunas’ story, she survived a horribly violent crime only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · FSG interviews Rob Vallentine, leader of social impact work at The Dow Chemical Company, and discusses Vallentine’s role at the company and what he and his…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ take: • David Brooks discusses the power of civil society to reconnect communities, which he sees as a solution to the spectrum of political and societal issues of today. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Josh Stearns explains why a strong fourth estate is essential to democracy and how foundations are working to build it. • How has the fourth estate been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Alex Forrester emphasizes the importance of outcome measurement over spending by debunking the overhead myth and addressing restricted line-item budgets. · How does flexible funding affect nonprofits? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · At Hawkins Street School in Newark, students ranging from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade share their immigration stories through a new, self-published book. Patrick Wall at Chalkbeat explains the contents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart discusses design-focused schools and the positive effects they have on student success and recruiting exceptional teachers. · How does design help students develop life…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Having a loved one die is hard enough, but when that loved one is in prison, family members often hear the news by voicemail left from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A recent report released by the Rand Corporation shows that the costly teacher evaluation systems funded by the Gates Foundation had little, if any, effect on teacher quality…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Colorado implemented a Parent Employment Program to increase social and economic involvement, specifically designed to help non-custodial fathers find employment. By helping these parents find jobs, they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Almost 200,000 Americans sleep outside or in areas not meant for habitation every night. Here, the National Alliance to End Homelessness discusses the issues causing the unsheltered…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Higher education institutions are looking to create an accountability mechanism that will realign schools’ focus toward improving student outcomes while tackling the leaky graduation pipeline. In order…