This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A $100 million antiretroviral (ARV) factory is set to open later this year in Kenya in an effort to stop the HIV epidemic in Africa. • Kenya has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At a recent Science Philanthropy Alliance member meeting, Harvey Fineberg, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, spoke with Priscilla Chan, co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research, the rising temperatures caused by climate change is going to allow mosquitoes to breed at a faster rate and in effect, make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mass shootings often result in a particularly difficult kind of grief known as traumatic grief and, as The Atlantic reports, the death by suicide of someone connected…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy discusses the change to weigh in on the 2020 Dietary Guidelines and what the future of healthy eating will look like for Americans.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporation reports on an evidence-based approach to addressing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans, in which virtual reality programs call up soldiers’ memories of war so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Campisi reports that suicides by survivors of school shootings highlight the dearth of essential mental health supports needed to prevent compounding tragedy. • How can funders work to effectively fill…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporation discusses the challenges that private health care providers face when trying to serve veterans, whether it’s unfamiliarity with deployment-related stressors or addressing the unique…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers in England found that the more social support and connectedness present in the lives of the elderly will lead to more participation in preventative health care. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic reports on the worst disease to ever be recorded called Bd (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), which has caused extreme amounts of animal deaths and even extinction.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Patrick Cook-Deegan for CauseArtist, a teacher of mindfulness, discusses his own experiences when it comes to inspiring his students on how to live a meaningful life. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that many people who live alone excel at creating and nurturing personal relationships. Rather than forgoing relationships, they are redefining them in more expansive ways, reports The Atlantic.…