This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philadelphia’s Office of Children and Families are running community centers that offer childcare and internet access for children and families that need those services during the pandemic. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • PACE’s report, “Youth Civic Engagement for Health Equity and Community Safety,” examines the prominent effect of youth voice and how youth civic engagement can create healthier communities. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Danielle Nierenberg, writing for Food Tank, compiled a list of youth sparking change in the food system through entrepreneurship, activism, and more. • How can donors better…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In a brief for Education Dive, Lauren Barack provides successful anecdotes on how to ambitiously engage students remotely, many of which include ramping up the rigor.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marcus Gaddy and Theresa Anderson fill readers in on the benefits and complexities of two-generation partnerships with schools, which connect parents and children with essential services.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jared Wadley highlights the detrimental impact of masculinity norms — such as self-reliance — on Black men, many of whom don’t seek the help they need.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Shoval highlights the importance of teaching children fundamental personal finance skills to increase financial literacy and help secure their futures. • COVID-19 brought new challenges to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this article from The Washington Post, a story of a wealthy doctor and a favela merchant who were both hospitalized with COVID-19, reveal a not uncommon…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this excerpt from Learning to Improve: How America’s Schools Get Better at Getting Better, Anthony S. Bryk discusses teaching educators how to disassemble structural gaps…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Youth climate activists are adapting to the pandemic by utilizing virtual tools and social media to run campaigns through phone banks and friend-to-friend organizing. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Natasha Pinon, writing for Mashable, profiles the activists working hard to push anti-racism curricula at Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix, AR. • Is anti-racism curriculum a priority…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • School districts are shifting their chronic absenteeism strategies to respond to the current global pandemic and its subsequent effects on academics. • How will school districts…