This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive reports on data that shows vaping is increasing among teens — and that getting students to lead conversations could be a first step in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Education Next post, executive editor Frederick Hess offers support for the general concept of social and emotional learning (SEL), but discusses reservations about executing it well.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This MENTOR paper examines ways that mentors can help support young people who have experienced trauma in their personal lives or their environment. • Among the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women all over the world share one thing. Their periods. With women’s health improving globally we have never menstruated more than we do today but still millions of women don’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Philanthropy News Digest post highlights a program that will provide local health care workers in developing countries with the equipment and training needed to help vulnerable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maaike Arts describes the findings of UNICEF’s report: Breastfeeding: A Mother’s Gift for Every Child. The report emphasizes the importance of breastfeeding for both the baby and the mother…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sophie Yeo explains how a map created by the Natural Resources Defense Council depicts the unequal distribution of pollution risk in Chicago neighborhoods. • How can funders use…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For more than three decades, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) has worked to keep children healthy and safe and improve the lives of moms and babies. We consistently evaluate and monitor our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Culinary leader, Paula Wolfert, was diagnosed with dementia five years ago and has since then undergone a self-developed treatment regimen, putting food at the center of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sunil Amrith reports that research confirms that global climate change has a great effect on the South Asian monsoons. India is a major pollution producer and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Hillware created the Girls Health Ed program that offers health lessons for young girls going through puberty around the world, creating more access to health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from RAND Review, Doug Irving investigates how some faith-based organizations have taken extra steps to promote well-being in their communities. • Faith-based organizations…