This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Ford Foundation reviews a recent report from their grantees that assesses their performance and finds ways to improve, especially in the area of communication. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As teacher salaries continue to drop there are steps that policymakers and schools can take to ensure that teachers can afford to make ends meet. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Republican proposal for the farm bill would expand work requirements for food stamps and job training programs to be run by the states. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A RAND Corporation study outlines a package of child-welfare reform policies that could reduce the long-term costs of such programs while improving outcomes for children. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marcie Lipsitt is a mother and activist that filed thousands of civil rights complaints about web accessibility for kids with disabilities. The Department of Education has resolved…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Students in Memphis created a school club called ‘Facing History and Ourselves’ in which they discuss how they can be part of social change initiatives through meaningful dialogue until…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The ACLU has been working to change criminal justice in New Jersey. In this report, they outline how they have successfully altered the system so far and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Africa Climate Week held at the United Nations Office at Nairobi in April focused on the need for cooperation between countries and sectors to create a lasting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ford Foundation’s Vuyiswa Sidzumo discusses the dilemmas, contradictions and excitements of being a program officer, emphasizing that it is a privilege with unique challenges. • All…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex offers five takeaways from the 2018 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings. While more money has been allocated for high-priority funding opportunities, it comes with strings attached. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • While same-sex marriage has been legal for several years, LQBTQ couples continue to face other forms of legal discrimination. “Beyond I Do” aims to highlight and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Public broadband is springing up in smaller cities providing residents and businesses with cheap, fast, reliable internet that is often better than commercial service in big cities.…