This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Trump administration is spending its final months authorizing executions. Ten federal death row prisoners have been killed so far this year, ending a 17-year federal moratorium on applying the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This overview is intended to help donors gain a deeper understanding of the U.S. education system and identify opportunities to address the root causes of inequitable outcomes for students. See…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A six-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region in the South Caucasus, ended on Nov. 9 after Russia brokered a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Under the deal, several…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released its ninth-annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI), a nationwide assessment of municipal policy and law inclusivity for LGBTQ people. The report found a record-breaking 94 of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funders that care about health equity have come a long way in the last 20 years. They increasingly emphasize social determinants of health, think intentionally about how to work with communities,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations has a unified vision for the future of health, prosperity, and development through the adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The World Health Organization (WHO)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This overview is intended to help donors gain a deeper understanding of the U.S. education system and identify opportunities to address the root causes of inequitable outcomes for students. See…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This case study shares how the Forum for African Women Educationalists, an NGO focused on advocacy and research, approached developing its intended impact and theory of change. Organizations that focus on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are all witnessing in real time the gendered effects of COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis, called by many the first female recession. We’re seeing increased domestic violence, the shutdown…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black people have valued education as one of the most critical passports to success and prosperity for centuries. From enslaved people working in secret to teach each other to read,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This case study shares an example of how a nonprofit organization with a mix of direct service and advocacy work approached developing its intended impact and theory of change. Many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maria Westerbos highlights the ways that the Plastic Soup Foundation connects the Sustainable Development Goals and fighting plastic pollution. • What role can funders play in…