This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2018, the national venture philanthropy organization New Profit brought together pairs of donors and social entrepreneurs from their community for candid conversations on the future of social problem-solving. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Victoria Law explains how the prison email system, JPay, exploits prisoners who have few options for communication and make abysmal wages. • Many prison services – including…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wendy Sawyer explores how unaffordable money bail is impacting children as both the pre-trial and female prison populations increase. • Money bail poses a number of concerns…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A public health organization called Swasti, helped a village in Karnataka, India, to get access to clean water by building a water filtration system in the community and teaching…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Kliff explains how Sen. Cory Booker’s plan to introduce “opportunity accounts” would help poor families break out generational poverty and decrease wealth inequality. • Is this the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Chronicling the voices fighting for education justice neaToday interviewed Zakiya Sankara-Jabar and UMass Boston Professor Mark Warren about the community and youth organizing groups that seek to promote…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As Fast Company reports, the Obama Foundation has partnered with GoFundMe to act as a coordinator for donors to support organizations empowering young girls through education. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dulce explores how climate change and sea level rise will impact a mother and daughter who are supported by a mangrove forest in Colombia. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • UNICEF and Global Citizen are partnering to campaign against school violence, whether that be in schools located in areas of extreme poverty that face conflict in education or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Isabelle Morrison reports that a new initiative invites black people to share their stories about their struggles with mental health in order to change the narrative around…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • #MeToo founder Tarana Burke explains why she believes that the debate surrounding the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh demonstrated a need to increase sexual violence education. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Mission Continues transcribes a speech from MSNBC host Chris Hayes at a recent organization event, in which he calls for more people to get together…