This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take • Causeartist provides three helpful tips when measuring social impact for nonprofits: develop a sustainable framework, maintain the human element, and take advantage of partnerships. • Which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An estimated 1 in 10 Americans will lose a loved one to homicide during their lifetimes. This Urban Institute post examines the unique needs of these homicide “co-victims”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on how a high school student in the San Francisco area named Tsegenet Awoke, and the members of her Rotary Club, are helping…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Amanda Y. Agan and Michael D. Makowsky unpack the impacts of the minimum wage and Earned Income Tax Credits on recidivism; finding that both policies can reduce…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jorge Renaud digs into the disparities between Massachusetts’ and Texas’ parole policies and reveals that red and blue states may have systems opposite to their overall political leaning. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lee Mannion reports that Fatima Nassar created an app called Yummy that connects individuals with women who want to cook and sell their food via the app. • Currently only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero explain how boys have actually closed the gender gap in academic performance as the teacher workforce has become increasingly female. • Are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Petr Skvaril offers insights into partnering for the SDGs to maximize impact and drive progress toward the global goals. • What organizations could you partner with to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wits University launched its Wits Citizenship and Community Outreach (WCCO) programme, which runs a food bank on campus so that students can don’t have to worry about their next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Malala Yousafzai’s latest book, We Are Displaced, describes the experiences of refugee girls and their struggle to receive a complete education. • Yousafzai pleads for girls’ education to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Growing up, Laura Brownfield remembers that her mother “was always so dynamic in her work with many charitable causes.” She joked with friends and family for years that her mother…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Hechinger Report post, Engy Gadelmawla, a Facing History and Ourselves alumna, describes her childhood dealing with Islamophobia — and details ways that education can provide…