This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As Governing magazine explores, Arizona’s education savings accounts — a variation on vouchers — have been used overwhelmingly by families whose children were already attending high-quality…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ithaca Children’s Garden in upstate New York is innovative in its efforts to engage children with our natural world. The park’s goal is to cultivate the importance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Harvest Public Media examines the proliferation of private companies partnering environmental organizations — and whether they can really make an impact. • One major concern discussed in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers in Aging presents a playbook for helping older adults with complex health needs, including chronic conditions and food insecurity. • What can we do beyond…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Stanford Social Innovation Review post profiles a grassroots clean energy movement in Germany called “Energiewende,” which emphasizes community control. • Amid the dire reports about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • ‘Waterschool’ highlights the importance of water around the world connecting the environment, education, and female empowerment. • What is the role of film and other cultural objects in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christina Kwauk and Amanda Braga discuss the importance of gender-specific climate change strategies, particularly reproductive education. • How can funders work to spread reproductive education in productive and culturally-appropriate ways? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Hundreds of sea turtles washed up dead in 2012 and it puzzled researchers and scientists. Recent tests have been conducted and the turtles were found to have metals…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christina Kwauk and Amanda Braga explain the importance of including women in the green economy by creating early ed opportunities for girls. • where are women and girls facing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The GOP-controlled Congress along with the Trump administration have recently exempted big livestock farms from reporting their air emissions. Not only is this putting neighboring communities…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Gordon explains the need to make an economic development argument for clean energy in both rural and urban communities. • How can funders help to shift the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports that Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering has developed new technology to turn human waste into clean water in seconds. • How can donors invest…