This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marie Menke, writing for The Conversation, offers four critical questions and answers as to why the U.S. birthrate is declining. • What are the implications for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 150 social entrepreneurs, funders, and other leaders convened in Washington D.C. this week for the inaugural Inclusive Impact Action Summit hosted by New Profit. The two-day event brought…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) talks with Will Friedman of Public Agenda about the “Sounder Public Judgment Working Paper Series” which helps the public grapple with today’s tough…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Daniel Porterfield at The Aspen Institute uses his own experience to talk about how support from organizations and employers can allow families the opportunity to break…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dr. Vandana Shiva, physicist, environmental activist, food sovereignty and anti-globalisation advocate, shares seven lessons about activism, organizing and standing up for a cause you believe in. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In honor of Black History Month, here are seven new children’s books that highlight Black heroes and sheroes to discuss during Black History Month and beyond. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Coral Natalie Negron Almodovar describes how after Hurricane Maria and earthquakes devastated the island territory of Puerto Rico, grassroots activists are helping ensure that recovery will be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are six important factors about zero-carbon energy systems from countries that have made the most progress. • What is the role of donors in helping…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andrew Hoffman reviews Salesforce founder and co-CEO Marc Benioff’s new book on wanting the business world to adopt new values. • Benioff writes that the future “is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Achieving equity and social justice depends on people and groups connecting in authentic ways to operate through the silos that often divides us. Yet philanthropy sometimes still feels like that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maya Rossin-Slater and Jenna Stearns offer possible solutions to the United States’ shortcomings in supporting paid leave for workers. • Why are private employers afraid of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the UNHCR, “a complex emergency can be defined as a humanitarian crisis in a country, region or society where there is a total or considerable breakdown of authority…