This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jan Rocha reports that Brazil’s government is taking issue with a Catholic synod focused on conservation of the Amazon, which the government is working to undo. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nadia Schadlow reports that the Trump administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative aims help women globally to improve the safety and security of Americans. • How can this initiative…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Perla Vázquez is no stranger to activism or feminism. She recalls being a 15-year-old activist in her hometown, advocating for teens’ rights and later for women’s rights in her own…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Salma is a preschool teacher in rural Bangladesh. She’s a high-school graduate and plans to continue her education in college. In a country where an estimated 45 percent of girls drop out…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine being a 9-year-old girl, with dreams of becoming a teacher one day. You love school and learning and spending time with your friends. But at home, your father is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Undisclosed donations. False information. Compromised elections. Corrupted democracy. The rise of online propaganda, political bots and fake news has jeopardized our ability to separate fact from fiction in a public…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Canada recently made a huge breakthrough for period poverty in their country as British Columbia now provides and offers their schools free menstrual products. • One in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Hannah Oren at GuideStar highlights nonprofit organizations in the U.S. that are helping African American communities through arts, education, human services and social action. • Donors who are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Inclusive development holds the key to India achieving its commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The term ‘inclusive’ refers to a rights-based expansion of India’s development paradigm…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Native communities in Kenya and Tanzania are capitalizing on butterfly farming as a means to make a living instead of the ecologically damaging and illegal logging trade. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • CauseArtist interviews Aanchal Bansal, CEO and founder of Redo, India’s first sustainable workwear clothing company for women. • How can we encourage more companies to follow this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social justice work is tiring, painful and unpopular, but there is nothing that is more important to me than this work. I am grateful that it is so integral to…