This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Omer Karasapan reports that while public opinion in Turkey was once favorable toward Syrian refugees, but has now turned. • How can funders help to build positive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Rainey Marquez discusses how relatively inexpensive engine retrofits on school buses improve student health and academic performance. • What are other opportunities within communities to stop pollution…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Carlin Politzer and Linda Gargiulo discuss the Packard Foundations grant to Hispanics in Philanthropy in order to support humanitarian needs of migrants. • How can donors help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eliza Chappell Elementary School in Chicago partners with a nonprofit organization to help its students make the most of structured play. • Research shows that structured…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Julia Taylor and Emily Goodman-Scott describe the supports that schools can provide for counselors in order to make them more effective in their work. • What support is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are five major themes that explain the basics of Greta Thunberg’s climate change lawsuit against five countries under the UN Convention of the Rights of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent study reveals that school counselor diversity can help low-income students thrive, and can boost student enrollment in higher education. • How can education donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Recent research indicates that transgender children are very aware of their gender and the behaviors and preferences that go along with that gender, despite it being different…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports that a new wave of activist food banks are starting to try to put themselves out of business, by working on issues like…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shawna De La Rosa at Education Dive reports on DonorsChoose, a crowdfunding program that is helping schools fill funding gaps. However, some districts forbid teachers from participating over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Abbie VanSickle explains that William Palmer is appealing the California Supreme Court to reduce the harsh sentence he received for a crime committed when he was Seventeen. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Urban Institute research analyzed how young parents are balancing obtaining degrees and taking care of their children at the same time. •The study identified that childcare…