This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at TedEd explains how white parents often contribute to systems of oppression by incorrectly talking about racism with their children. • What role can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) are substantially publicly underfunded, and communities are usually unable to provide financial resources and operations for these institutions to sustain themselves. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are some important considerations to account for when looking to join a nonprofit board and become a genuinely engaged board member. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Roxanne Daniel and Wendy Sawyer explain that the lack of COVID-19 data from carceral halfway houses reflects a larger lack of transparency around these facilities. • What role can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Doug Irving shares Pardee RAND Graduate School’s strategy for diversifying leaders in education in order to invest in inclusive public policy. • How does diversifying leaders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alexis Cherewka discusses the disproportionate digital divide impacting U.S. immigrant households which is especially damaging during online work and school due to the pandemic. • What role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were created “to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all”. There are specific targets for each of the seventeen categories…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, Netflix premiered “Immigration Nation,” a multi-part documentary about the nation’s current war on immigration and the toll it is having on families in and out of the system.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Debra Utacia Krol, at AZ Central, describes how philanthropists are contributing to Native artists in order to sustain important cultural healing during COVID-19. • Why are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are five key ways that community members can increase and advance student access and make an impact in education. • How can donors help with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three years ago, I read a report stating that, out of the tens of billions of dollars in annual philanthropic giving by U.S. foundations, an estimated 2% of funding from the nation’s largest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In Detroit, schools and community organizations are addressing chronic absenteeism by running a campaign to ensure students are enrolled during the COVID-19 pandemic. • How can…