This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Guardian examines the numbers for African American unemployment, specifically in areas such as Kansas City, in which the economic recovery from the recession has not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent racial-discrimination lawsuit against Harvard (contending that the school’s practices harm minority applicants, specifically Asian Americans) puts the whole college application process in the spotlight: Is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Tana Ganeva explains how The Bail Project, an idea formulated by Bronx public defenders, has gained nationwide traction to reform cash bail into a more just, equitable system. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Medium, Aline Müller provides notes on her experience as a former employee at UNICEF and shares the key takeaways from what she learned. Müller focuses on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Hallie Busta provides a few steps that all colleges should take to regain public trust in the application process amongst recent admission scandals. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Erica Sanchez and Sushmita Ro report that Melinda Gates has launched a new content-sharing platform called Evoke with intentions to empower women through the sharing of powerful…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · New research from the World Bank examining whether adult men and women had equal rights under the law in 187 countries shows that women only have 75…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Julia Gelatt at the Migration Policy Institute discusses The American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 and the purpose its introduction serves, regardless if it is passed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tiffanie Harrison explains how Round Rock High School’s new Black Student Union is helping to train leaders, create community, and make positive changes. • How can funders help to support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In states like Jharkhand (India), close to 40% of young girls are married before the age of 18. Even though India has seen a dip in child/early marriage from 47%…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In an interview with Lorraine Boissoneault, Mike Duncan explains how income inequality and xenophobia contributed to the fall of Rome and what the means for modern societies. •…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from the Asset Funders Network highlights the intersectionality of the wealth gap impacting millennial women. • How can funders effectively work to close the wealth…