This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this YES! Magazine article, author Ana Levy-Lyons argues that the climate conversation we are going to have in 30 years — or even sooner — will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard reports on a protest at the Utah Bureau of Land Management, where young people are demanding an end to leasing public land for oil and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Nature post highlights three trends — rising emissions, declining air pollution and natural climate cycles — that will hasten climate change, and urges action on multiple…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marc Gunther, writing for Nonprofit Chronicles, interviews founder and executive director of Faunalytics, a research organization that assists animal advocates in becoming more effective changemakers. • What are the challenges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This story from Eco-Business highlights youth-led climate change protests being conducted all over the world. • How might climate advocates and environmental organizations capitalize on this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Speakers at the Smart Cities Connect conference in Denver highlight the importance of regional collaboration and collective impact as ‘problems don’t see borders’. · How can philanthropists and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vanda Felbab-Brown analyzes the impacts of policies intended to prevent poaching and wildlife trafficking, highlighting the dearth of proven methods. • How can funders work to clarify effective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • By calculating factors such as equipment, labor, seeds, irrigation, etc., the CGIAR Platform provides farmers with a better understanding on how to produce sustainable agriculture, Food…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The European Union is taking steps towards a common policy platform for a sustainable food system. Scientists, EU institutions, farmers, food entrepreneurs, activists, and policymakers are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Yoder at The Guardian discusses ways to change the minds of climate change deniers and drive action. • People don’t change their minds easily about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Greg Hemmings explains how a successful harbor cleanup project in Saint John, New Brunswick inspired a film about the surf scene that grew in the wake of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mareesa Nicosia, writing for Barron’s, highlights a few philanthropists that are focused on funding ocean conservation efforts. • What more can be done to advance ocean conservation…