This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bikalp Chamola, Gyanesh Nanore and Sanjiv Phansalkar argue that India’s digital inclusion initiative is focused on companies, not users, preventing digital empowerment. • How can funders help to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nalini Khurana and Ravi Verma explain that existing cultural gender dynamics demand that men be engaged in women’s economic empowerment. • How can funders help to build culturally-appropriate solutions for women’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Edward E. Rhine, Joan Petersilia, and Kevin R. Reitz provide policy recommendations for improving parole release. • What are the current parole release policies in your area?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aleks Kajstura breaks down available data on women’s mass incarceration from 2018, highlighting missing data and concerning trends. • How can funders help to improve the collection of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Below is a book list that details the lives and experiences of powerful women in 2018, from Michelle Obama to Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first U.S. Olympian to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new initiative in Toronto, Canada will allow two Shoppers Drug Mart locations to have free tampon dispensers for homeless women to use in an attempt to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Urvashi Sahni, writing for Brookings, discusses the idea that girls in India should have compulsory gender education that encompasses gender equality and critical thought on social norms. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A place-based community foundation shifted its approach to support conditions for change by elevating and including community voices and feedback. • Why is it essential to be inclusive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maria Elena Meraz is a mother and advocate for Latino parents. She co-founded the nonprofit Parent Engagement Academy in LA to educate Latino parents about their children’s school systems. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the Huffington Post, Willa Seldon and Debby Bielak discuss concentrated poverty and analyze how race, geography and other factors influence success and posterity. The authors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Through advances in education, the transgender community, stopping crime, public transportation or many areas of politics, Global Citizen shines a light on 10 trailblazing women who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Norway is breaking climate changing boundaries with its new movement to build using climate-conscious materials. The country now has a suite of buildings that generate more energy…