This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Two Maines. This time-worn expression captures the state’s regional distinctions and diversity of economy, geography, and politics. The same is often said about the nation – there are two…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list of world health leaders that stand in solidarity with the World Health Organization, acknowledging that international coordination and mobilization is necessary to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stephen Hale from Refugee Action details how COVID-19 impacts asylum-seekers and how philanthropists can offer support to this population. • What are the most significant barriers for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are four examples of the largest education philanthropy foundations are addressing school closures due to COVID-19. • How can individual donors contribute to the education…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the lives of all executive directors far more difficult. It is not uncommon for EDs to feel lonely and isolated in their position, and for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Job growth in the clean energy sector came to a halt with the stay-home-orders for coronavirus and is now losing 15 percent of its workforce, according…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation shares its three key learnings utilizing feedback loops to surrender power so that communities can benefit. • When funders surrender power…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Susan B. Sorenson, director of the Ortner Center on Violence & Abuse discusses the challenges for victims of domestic violence and the subsequent fear amid the COVID-19…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are in the throes of a global pandemic. As of this writing, cases of COVID-19 have been detected in 211 countries and territories, overburdening healthcare systems in countries as diverse…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the few weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, our collective existence has been altered in ways that few could have ever imagined. What were once…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Anita Kumar, writing for India Development Review, describes the CSR response to COVID-19 in India and explores the current funding landscape. • How is the funding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sean Illing interviews Andrew Lakoff about the history of the national stockpile and why it was not appropriately prepared for COVID-19. • How can funders work to fill…