This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Leon Kaye reports that the long-neglected animal welfare cause, fish pain, is finally gaining attention and funding. • How can funders build momentum for this movement? What has kept…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Open Philanthropy Project post lists several farm animal welfare organizations for individual donors to consider, based on past successes and measurable impact. • How might…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate resilience is an opportunity for philanthropists to make a lasting impact on communities. Southern communities are on the front lines of an ongoing global climate crisis, one whose threats grow…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy writes of a new report saying that in order to save the state of California’s aquifers and conserve water, precious crop and farmlands…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, discusses the possibility of the Green New Deal exploiting developing countries through what he calls climate colonialism.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers in China are injecting nanotech particles into mice’s retinas causing them to see infrared vision and expanding their sense of sight. • How can technological…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Cash explains that energy efficiency is a popular way to reduce costs and carbon pollution in red and blue states alike. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Anne Lusk explains that while low-income people and people of color are the most likely to commute by bike, bike-friendly cities are usually designed for wealthy, white residents. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò and Holly Jean Buck unpack the debate over the pros and cons of carbon capture, a potential but unproven solution to climate change. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The issues impacting animals are numerous and complicated. Ranging from local and regional to national and global, they affect the full spectrum of animal species, including companion animals, captive and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • From the B Leadership Summit emerged the B Corp Climate Action Collaborative, a group of committed B Corps that want to advance climate mitigation plans further. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic reports on a new study showing how blue whales lean on their memory to guide their epic migrations and the problems they can encounter. •…