This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the wake of a global pandemic, it is almost universally understood that there are innumerable factors from the past year that have made it difficult to indulge in our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the second wave of COVID-19 rages through the country, media and global donor attention is focused on the supply of oxygen in its various forms—even as the country grapples…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From school closures to devasted industries and millions of jobs lost–the social and economic costs of the pandemic are many and varied. Covid-19 is threatening to widen inequalities everywhere, undermine…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Experts at The Aspen Institute argue the need for programs like the American Rescue Plan to be inclusive of Latino workers and business owners. • Why are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States’ motor vehicle fatalities continue to rise. Preliminary data from the National Safety Council found an 8% increase in traffic-related deaths in 2020 with a total of 42,060, the highest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines makes public health sense, economic sense, and moral sense. But if vaccine distribution remains as grossly inequitable as it is today, there…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was a Saturday night in Albion, a small city just east of Battle Creek, Michigan, and teenagers lined up for a dance at the school gym. The price of admission? A…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Native Americans in Philanthropy sits at the crossroads of the largely non-Native philanthropic sector and tribal communities. We are at the center of a network of various partner organizations and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Candid, a non-profit that tracks and analyses global philanthropic funding, has been following Covid-19 relief over the past year. A report released in March 2020 found that more than $20 billion was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Returning to school in person after a year’s worth of pandemic-induced absence is sure to spark a range of challenges and stresses for students, teachers, and parents. Jennifer Ruef and Sarah Stapleton,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower in rural counties than in urban counties, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nationwide, the vaccination rate among adults in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We all anticipated that the world would be different when we returned from lock-down to (semi)normal operations. But who could have predicted the post-pandemic employment landscape in which we find…