This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Stringer reports that ClassDojo is bringing students around the world together through the practice of mindfulness. • What are the advantages of practicing mindfulness? • Learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ashish K. Jha and Peter Sands report that only 9% of the world’s Fortune 500 companies have a global health strategy, while 74% have an environmental strategy. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights FoodPrint, an online hub that houses resources for developing a sustainable lifestyle, and is a tool that consumers can use to learn about the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sawsan Morrar reports on the contents of California’s controversial sex education guidelines which sparked fierce debate over what is necessary and appropriate. • How can funders work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Johns Hopkins University is creating a new center that will bring together interdisciplinary researchers to find a holistic approach to improving school safety and security. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Scientists have pinpointed a molecule that accelerates the evolution of drug and antibiotic-resistant microbes. Now they’re trying to find a way to block it, The Atlantic reports.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Objective Zero is a mobile app that helps veterans who are dealing with trauma, PTSD, and high-stress situations by connecting them with other veterans who are trained…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Emily Tate at EdSurge sat down with Christina Cipriano, the director of research at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a research scientist at the Child Study Center at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marc Freedman explains how bringing together old and young people is beneficial for everyone. • How can funders work to bring old and young people together? •…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael S. Pollanen et al. explain how they came to understand nodding syndrome, a neurologic disorder of children in East Africa, as a tauopathy. • How can funders further…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Raj Kumar discusses his new book The Business of Changing the World: How Billionaires, Tech Disrupters, and Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Aid Industry and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A health IT firm called Change Healthcare reported that around 48 states are now using some form of value-based payment model and highlighted three states in…