This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among our political and economic peers around the globe, the U.S. ranks quite low for voter registration rates. What’s the reason? The Pew Charitable Trusts has looked into the attitudes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy outlines 10 ways to rebuild trust in democracy and media, focusing on technology and transparency. • What actions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicole Lynn Lewis explains how excessive college debt for Black student parents is yet another brick of injustice in the racist foundation of U.S. higher education.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fundraising, especially for small grassroots nonprofits, is often a necessary, but daunting task. For those who are working hard toward ending the exploitative nature of much of our economic system,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At harvest Public Media, Amy Mayer details the USDA’s extension of programs for free school meals this fall in response to the coronavirus. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Eco-Business, Paul Brown reports on how extreme weather and rising temperatures trigger migration on an exponentially increasing scale. •What can you do to support conservation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the school year begins – in the wake of a pandemic — students in systemically under-resourced communities need support more than ever. How can we ensure we’re helping to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eleanore Catolico, at Chalkbeat Detroit, describes the plethora of technological, mental health, and overall learning issues Detroit schools have experienced with remote learning. • What is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ana Revenga and Meagan Dooley report on the effectiveness of various interventions that focus on eliminating success-blocking barriers for female entrepreneurs. • What are some barriers…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast, Michael Voss interviews Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and Andrea Pactor about the impact of women in the charitable giving space. • Pactor says that women…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this report, organizations serving immigrant families during COVID-19 expose the economic barriers preventing communities from accessing support for their basic needs. • How do legal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Libra Foundation has funded people of color (POC)-led groups in the social justice space for years, and we applied what we’ve learned about funding in this space to the…