This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research, marketing messages that are inconsistent with our ideological values can lead us to view a food product as less healthy. • What can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights a U.N. Environment Programme report showing that land-use practices that store carbon could be key in the fight against climate change. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Patti Verbanas at Futurity talks to Kelly Moore at the Children’s Center for Resilience and Trauma Recovery about mental illness in children and how parents, teachers, and…
Giving Compass’ Take: • According to this article, new research is showing that an antibiotic agent, obafluorin, made from a fluorescent strain of soil bacteria might offer a powerful antidote…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There has been a lot of attention lately to the good, the bad, and the ins and outs of philanthropic giving. Some see philanthropy as just another way to perpetuate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard reports on infections with Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating amoeba. While rare, it is also deadly. • The author, who studies parasites, notes that there…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Clarissa Prazeres da Costa explains that female genital schistosomiasis has been neglected by the international community and needs more attention. • Are you prepared to step up…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There is a severe school nurse shortage in Chicago public schools, despite there being many reasons for schools to recruit and retain trained, professional nurses. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • School-based health centers can provide primary care to students that need it, as well as mental health services that they might not otherwise receive. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new program opens school playgrounds and parks to the public when school isn’t in session – which helps make them greener and more hospitable places…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to Elizabeth Henderson at Food Tank, neonicotinoids are a downstream, destructive solution to pest problems. To protect healthier crops, farmers should look for more environmentally friendly…
Giving Compass’ Take: • FasterCures highlights opportunities for donors to make an impact on Alzheimer’s disease by developing treatment therapies. • Are you properly positioned to take steps for therapy…