This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Farming is a physically demanding job, no matter your body type. Women, however, are at a particular disadvantage when it comes to farming equipment. “These were designed for people of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many wounded, ill, and injured U.S. military service members and veterans receive care and support from family members, friends, or acquaintances. The efforts of these military caregivers help those they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Infectious diseases do not respect borders. An estimated 3 billion people in low-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America are likely to lack access to a COVID-19 vaccine for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the course of the last year, the world has witnessed unprecedented challenges—the unexpected presence of a devastating pandemic, growing awareness of longstanding racism and pervasive systemic inequality, and a…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The report, ‘Solidarity in the Time of COVID-19,’ revealed that COVID-19 recovery strategies were much more effective in places with a strong civil society presence, where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Before March, the chief technology officers who keep modern classrooms connected would have agreed that new tech programs can’t be rolled out overnight. Yet that’s exactly what they have been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When COVID-19 began devastating our region of the South, we asked our partners how the pandemic was affecting their work and how we could be most helpful. They described overwhelming…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the nation celebrates our 17 million living veterans, it is also important to know that the number of these heroes who are ending their own lives prematurely is rising.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Deviating from its more typical “best of (neighborhoods, doctors, crab shacks…)” lifestyle articles, Baltimore Magazine featured in its July issue a far less sunny piece on the ravaging impacts of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research links the Affordable Care Act’s elimination of out-of-pocket costs for contraception with fewer births, especially among low-income families. Nearly half of pregnancies in the US are unplanned, and there’s…
On Sept. 1, The Women’s Philanthropy Institute released COVID-19, Generosity, and Gender, a report that looks at how giving changed during the early months of the pandemic. The findings illustrate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ford Mobility’s portfolio of smart transit subsidiaries — TransLoc, Ride Systems and DoubleMap — launched an initiative to provide transit agencies with free demand response software, consulting and planning services…