This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Government agencies, private agencies, and nonprofit organizations are responding to food insecurity in three key ways: Boosting households’ food buying, supporting emergency food resources, and protecting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past two weeks the coronavirus has canceled tens of thousands of volunteer activities taking place all over the country. Libraries are closed, Girl Scout Troops are staying home,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chen Reis and Lynn Lieberman Lawry explain why people struggling with mental health, domestic violence, and child abuse, as well as pregnant women are more vulnerable during…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Neil Schoenherr explains that COVID-19 highlights the underlying problems of inequality within the healthcare system. • How can you best address health equity in your community in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shawna De La Rosa reports that the FBI has warned that online learning forced by the COVID-19 pandemic can increase students’ risk of sexual exploitation. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mackie Jimbo explains that as restaurants reduce or eliminate food service during the COVID-19 pandemic, the undocumented workers they employ, or used to employ, lack social support.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Funders for LGBTQ Issues lays out specific strategies for funders to address the health and wellbeing gaps identified in the first part of this series. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jay Singh, a long-haul produce trucker, shares his story of how coronavirus impacts his work and affects food supply chains. • What are potential solutions to…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast, educators from a preschool that helps kids who have experienced trauma discuss how they continue to support students amid school closures during COVID-19. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jia Wertz, writing for Forbes, discusses how the landscape of angel investing is changing during coronavirus. • One of the more substantial changes will be that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sara Goldrick-Rab, writing for The Hechinger Report, sheds light on how coronavirus exacerbates inequalities in higher education, particularly the college financial aid system. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicola Pritchard, writing for Alliance Magazine, discusses what funders in the United Kingdom are doing to support local organizations and charities. • How can community activism help…