This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Joseph Winters explains how the size and nature of city parks exclude nonwhite communities and low-income households from equal health benefits. • How does the exclusion…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Catherine Crystal Foster encourages donors to practice unrestrained, immediate giving, as though they were preparing for a global pandemic. • Foster uses a crystal ball analogy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sustainable cities are going to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but initiatives to promote green space, CO2 reduction, and resilient infrastructure should not remain stagnant. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A coalition of leading organizations in education and innovation is helping superintendents address COVID-19 and its impact on the education system through learner-centered leadership. • Learner-centered…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Communities most impacted by systemic inequities in ordinary times are more significantly impacted by times of crisis. As the pandemic spreads, communities of color and low-income communities continue to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jared Wadley highlights the detrimental impact of masculinity norms — such as self-reliance — on Black men, many of whom don’t seek the help they need.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Mark Meassick and Patrick Fine discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping the future of global development and how we can use this moment to improve. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Drug overdoses in the U.S. were already steadily increasing before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and are getting worse due to social isolation and the limits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Shoval highlights the importance of teaching children fundamental personal finance skills to increase financial literacy and help secure their futures. • COVID-19 brought new challenges to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • COVID-19 has brought new challenges to individuals, including an increase in the remote workforce, which has implications for cloud computing systems and energy efficiency. • In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chief Executive of Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire, an organization that helps those experiencing isolation, poverty, and disadvantage, discusses the place-based, collaborative approach that it took to address COVID-19. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The confluence of crises spurred by the spread of COVID-19 and concurrent social upheavals demanding racial justice present a wealth of opportunity for philanthropists to rethink their current strategies and…