This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessi Misslin explains how COVID-19 has increased the number of people in need of support from food banks while creating additional risk and need for precautions. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Faulkner explains how a skateboarding social project, Skateistan, created the Goodpush Alliance to scale their impact by collaborating with the global skating community. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kelsey Piper reports that a universal basic income program in Kenya proved to be an effective buffer during the COVID-19 pandemic. • What role can donors play…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. My father almost died going into septic shock. That harrowing experience was an unwelcome education into a disease that many people don’t understand. Sepsis kills around 258,000 people each year…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ryan Malosh and Nina Masters explore the responses of various universities and colleges as they are re-opening and navigating fall semesters during COVID-19. • How can higher…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • ReFED’s COVID-19 Food Waste Solutions Fund partnered with Second Servings of Houston to help mitigate food waste and tackle hunger issues in Houston. • The fund significantly helped the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In Detroit, schools and community organizations are addressing chronic absenteeism by running a campaign to ensure students are enrolled during the COVID-19 pandemic. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is supporting Project Ayuda to help undocumented farmworkers – essential workers who were excluded from the CARES Act. • What role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ryan Hobert and Christine Negra unpack the ways in which climate change threatens food security and the agricultural practices that can be used to fight climate change. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The spring of 2020 was marked by disruptions to society on a level many Americans had never experienced. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) had a devastating human toll, infecting more than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Angely Mercado at Grist, interviews Erin Brockovich about her new book, detailing the underlying causes for America’s water crisis, reasoning that poor water protection policy has lead…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Native-led nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) is driving progress in tackling food insecurity on reservations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • How can donors help bolster…