This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A Chicago nonprofit sells fresh fruits and vegetables from renovated buses to counteract the lack of full-service grocery stores in local neighborhoods. • How can funders help expand…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • James Leahy explains how nonprofits can step up to cure diseases that corporations neglect for lack of profit motive. • How can funders help to fill the…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers in Aging outlines opportunities for funders to expand HIV/AIDS in aging services to fill existing gaps. • Which of these gaps are you positioned to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Using healthcare as an example, Building Impact explains that systemic change begins with addressing the root cause of the problem and understanding how the system truly works.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Scott Hesel addresses the relationship between lower suicide rates and ‘connected’ schools, concluding that students who feel closer to their peers and adult staff are less likely…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Adele Peters at Fast Company, doctors are now beginning to recommend houseplants as a remedy to reduce anxiety and depression and improve overall health outcomes. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Pew Research Center relays the results of new research from surveying public opinion on legal abortion, with most respondents supporting Roe v. Wade. · What effects would overturning Roe…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart explores the importance of social and emotional learning (SEL) in schools to help students develop, but raises concerns that it’s not getting enough attention.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Recent scientific research has revealed a way to stabilize MLL, a key protein responsible for the pediatric cancer leukemia. Futurity reports on plans to initiate clinical tests in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research, there’s a better way to understand how to prescribe antibiotics to kill every last bacterium—or at least discourage them from developing resistance—as Mike…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report is showing how graduate school can have serious effects on students’ mental health. Ph.D. candidates suffer from anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation at astonishingly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic reports on levels of lead exceeding the federal standard found in the waters off of Newark, New Jersey and Flint, Michigan. • Is it effective to…