This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Community Context The Iu Mien people, originally from the southern part of China, migrated into northern Laos and Thailand from the 19th to the 20th centuries, where their livelihoods depended…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Community Context The city of Boston and its surrounding metropolitan area, with its blue chip colleges and universities, is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading talent factories and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Calvin Holmes works for the Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), a nonprofit lender serving primarily disadvantaged communities. • Are you shifting your charitable giving toward communities facing racism? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rhodri Davies discusses statues, slavery and tainted donations in regards to philanthropy and the current state of our world. • What role does philanthropy play in shaping our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and intensified long-standing disparities around the world. The authors at The Rockefeller Foundation discuss how cities can better use data, innovation, and partnerships…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors at Brookings describe trends in women’s employment, whether men or women are more likely to get college and doctoral degrees, how segregated fields of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Refugee families and their children, in particular, experience loss of resources, services, and stability since COVID-19 has disrupted traditional school schedules. • How are school…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Movements have grown in their intersectionality, their sophistication and reach and many nonprofits and organizers have been actively contributing to their gains as well as being pushed themselves. Many funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jack Meserve at Democracy Journal discusses child poverty in America, what can be done to solve it, and how the coronavirus has made an impact. • According…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors at Inequality.org give eight solutions to ensure economic recovery reduces the racial wealth gap and how to address white supremacy. • How can we start to evaluate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Anam Parvez Butt, Francesca Rhodes, and Man-Kwun Chan explain how removing or reducing the burden of care work would free up women to participate in economic pursuits, decreasing economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andrew Fan and Sydney Fang interview members of various Bay Area-based Asian American organizations to explore their COVID-19 response and the emergent needs of Asian Americans during this time. …