This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank reports on an app by the nonprofit group Transfernation that can redistribute leftover food from catered events to homeless shelters and soup kitchens, saving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Natural Resources Defence Council and other nonprofits have been suing the Trump Administration’s EPA over the illegal removal of regulations – causing the Administration to back…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • TriplePundit takes an inside look at Project Gigaton, a challenge for Walmart’s suppliers to collectively cut one gigaton (1 billion metric tons) of greenhouse gas emissions out of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Students from Interlochen Arts Academy transformed their pine tree plantation into two art installations demonstrating a blended learning practice using ecological systems and creative arts education. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank sits down with Pavan Sukhdev, Founder-CEO of Gist-Advisory, and contributed to ‘The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food” (TEEBAgriFood). A report that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The next generation has often been referred to as selfish and entitled, yet they’re the very people who are redefining philanthropy and social impact. “The Millennial generation’s desire to do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • TriplePundit reports on Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s efforts to fight a parasitic worm disease by donating medicine in 26 African countries, along with a sizable investment in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Parents at the Coachella Valley Unified School District worked to convince the district to allocate funding for restorative justice, but most of the money went unused. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rainforest Alliance and UTZ Certification are partnering in order to provide better fair trade services to farmers and bring in new app technology that could optimize their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank released a book list that encompasses issues in the sustainable food world including obesity, malnutrition, food systems, and more. • How does this list…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While impact investing is frequently associated with direct private equity and debt investing, the reality is that impact and financial returns may be enhanced by also investing in publicly traded…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank interviews Marc Buckley, advocate for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, about approaching the SDGs from a larger perspective — everything within the food and…