This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin Kruger and Catherine Parkay examine how behavioral science can help drive large-scale social change if applied correctly. • How can funders help organizations leverage this information? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Milroy and Majdi Osman explain the value of Development Impact Bonds for driving youth development. • How can funders encourage the effective application of this method? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Greer Roberts explains how a funding program is working to help communities engage with their health through local library branches. • How can funders help libraries maximize their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Samantha Vanderslott describes how new vaccines could reduce antibiotic dependence and the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. • What vaccines have the greatest potential for reducing antibiotic dependence? How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This article from Real Clear Markets (via Brookings Institute) discusses why we should look at the bright side when it comes to healthcare reform, considering that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Susan Fitzgibbon Shumaker and Sandra Welch Boren explain how the Cone Health Foundation engaged in public policy advocacy to improve the Affordable Care Act. • How can other funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Reuters reports on recent research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which notes that although many schools are preparing for disasters, less than two…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The opioid epidemic is still a serious issue that needs to be addressed by policymakers. The author examines key populations in specific states that are affected more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andre Perry highlights the need for nutrition and health services to close the achievement gap in academics. • How can funders support efforts to close achievement gaps by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The WHO’s Laurence Grummer-Strawn describes the disappointing rate of early breastfeeding globally and how funders can take steps to increase it. • How does the narrative around…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Steve Inskeep, Rachel Martin, Shankar Vedantam discuss how researchers found the positive health effects of smoking bans on young children. • How can funders help dispel myths around health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nina Martin discusses the disparately high rate of death Black women experience in pregnancy and childbirth. • How can funders close the racial gap in maternal mortality? How can…