This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sean McKaghan from the board of Fundación Avina focuses on sustainable development through collaborative action in Latin America. • How can donors help to ensure the long-term success of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Prison Policy Initiative’s report on U.S. county jail populations closely examines the rate at which individuals are going in and out of the system. • The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wanda Bertram and Alexi Jones explain how local jails play a role in mass incarceration and break down how many people in each state enter the system this way. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Daniele Selby unpacks the legal, cultural, and practical barriers to women’s workforce participation around the world. • Which of these barriers are most significant in communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s nothing like that “new partnership” feeling—ideas are flowing, plans are being made, and big goals are being put into place. Collective action, especially in global development work, can be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lerato Mogoatlhe at Global Citizen reports on South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and the seven actions he said his government will take to address the issues of gender-based violence and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart examines how technology is being used to build an inclusive future and takes a look at a few ways students are using virtual reality (VR) to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do you define philanthropy? I’m wedded to the traditional definition of philanthropy – the love of mankind. I also describe it as giving from the heart and loving others.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A collaboration between criminal justice reform advocates, storytellers and a pair of funders has birthed a new project to support the growing movement to close New York City’s Rikers Island…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Arloc Sherman, Danilo Trisi, Chad Stone, Shelby Gonzales, and Sharon Parrott share the many ways in which immigrants contribute to the U.S. economy. • How can funders help to improve understanding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Microcredit is useful in helping individuals become entrepreneurs and driving progress in achieving SDG 1: Eradicating poverty. • What are the challenges with microcredits and small…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Susan Gonzowitz at Chalkbeat discusses her own time as a teacher, the need for race discussions in the classroom and how her and her colleagues created a…