This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • TriplePundit analyzes a new study revealing that business leaders view ethics, inclusion, climate change and human rights among the top four priorities for sustainability efforts. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • FoodTank created a list for those interested in food activism, that includes cookbooks as well as essays from prominent activists and sustainable food solutions. • What is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Children & Nature Network post describes a Toronto-based learning institution, which made a concerted effort to bring more Indigenous perspectives into environment-based education. • The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • While this California fire season has been particularly destructive, analysts say the worst is yet to come because precipitation has been coming later in the season, concentrated…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Corporate Knights profiles 30 leaders younger than 30 years old in sustainable innovation, from an Indigenous communities clean energy advisor to a hydroponics expert. • What inspiration…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Below are remarks given recently by Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield at the organization’s International Partners Dinner, focused on the importance of engaging young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers from various food policy and agricultural groups all agree that biodiversity can be the key to building resilience against climate change. • The author explains that biodiversity exists…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Nutrition Report 2017 outlines existing shortcomings in data and funding around global nutrition, as well as opportunities for funding to make an impact. • How can philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Morten Wendelbo discusses avenues for impact that foundations prioritizing climate change can follow. • What can your organization do to better impact climate change and those impacted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropist and Board Chair, Maggie Walker, made a large donation to the National Audubon Society to invest in expanding the organization’s community centers throughout the nation. • This gift…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Smithsonian magazine reminds us of the 1948 Donora smog, which killed 20 people and was the worst air pollution disaster in the U.S.; it forced us…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bees are critical to the success of our crops. But the connection flows both ways. The New Food Economy discusses how plant chemicals affect pollination —…