This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Uber’s ride-sharing platform collaborated with RALIANCE, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), and Urban Institute to build a research-informed classification system for reporting and collecting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Stanford Social Innovation Review, Mekaelia Davis tells philanthropists why reimagining risk is imperative in order to win the fight for racial justice. • How have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melinda Gates lays out a six-part attack plan that places a premium on women in COVID recovery efforts in order to successfully survive the crisis. •…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A Video at Aljazeera depicts the neglectful events that preceded the death of Terrill Thomas, a Black man struggling with mental illness in a Milwaukee jail.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Rainey Marquez describes how the pandemic has revealed and increased persistent learning gaps for kids of color. • How does the pandemic expose huge disparities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During COVID, places of worship have played a critical role in communities. Pastors have taken on the role of “faith responders,” providing food to the hungry, support for those mourning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How Individual Giving Can Reshape America I am a white mother of boys, an educator, and perpetual learner. I seek to cultivate love, growth, and thoughtfulness in all that I…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from an inter-agency effort of the UN reveals how connecting women and natural resources can help to build and sustain peace. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At NPR, Bobby Allyn recounts the racially biased arrest of Robert Williams, a Black man who was misidentified by facial recognition technology. • How might the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to a new report from Future Ready Schools, 16.9 million U.S. students (or about 8.4 million households) continue to lack home internet access. • How can donors help schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I’d had a nagging feeling for months. I loved my role as Education Fellowship Director at Camelback Ventures, a 6-month startup accelerator for people of color and women growing for-…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just three years old, Black Voters Matter has already proven it may be young, but it’s mighty. The organization was founded after co-founders Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown successfully mobilized Black…