This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Women-led mutual aid initiatives have been emerging around the globe and are seeing success as females step into leadership positions to combat the pandemic. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When schools in Philadelphia transitioned to distance learning after closing due to the pandemic, many students without access to technology were immediately shut out. Juntos, a community-led, Latinx immigrant organization…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chris Macoloo explains the social and cultural barriers that make addressing COVID-19 particularly difficult in Africa. • How can you best support efforts to slow the spread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As our team at Moses Taylor Foundation began responding to the impacts of COVID-19 in Northeastern Pennsylvania, we were uncertain where we’d land. But we knew exactly where to begin: with listening.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Save the Children details the indirect impacts of COVID-19 in mothers and newborns as healthcare systems are overburdened. • How can funders act now to ensure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Women and girls in Africa face many challenges brought on by the pandemic, prompting African governments to utilize a gender lens when creating policies in crisis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: •EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute is a social enterprise that was able to successfully pivot during COVID-19 to meet the needs of the community and keep individuals…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Two professors at the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. student, all specializing in health policy and politics, are discussing Europe’s plans to reopen its economies after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Experts and scientists agree that we need to respond to both climate and economic issues brought on by COVID-19. • How are these issues interconnected, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past few decades, the invasive brambles of injustice and inequity have taken root in our world, watered by racists and xenophobes. Direct service is like cutting down the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As governments and civil society organizations address the effects of the pandemic, it is also advantageous to invest in SDG achievement to prepare for infectious diseases…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Some cities struggle to prioritize and offer mental health services for those struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. • How can donors step in to help with…