This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The National Indian Education Association released it’s first Native Community Schools handbook that will help charter schools understand how to relate to the cultural needs of Native…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive reports that one in ten immigrant children in U.S. schools arrive with interruptions in their learning and are approximately two grade levels below their peers. • The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nelson Mandela was not the only prominent South African activist, although probably the best-known. Global Citizen provides a list of other South Africans who are using music,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Driven by gender discrimination, India ranks low in female literacy rates among developing countries with three million eligible girls out of school 1. The state of Rajasthan has particularly poor…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, consultant Makiyah Moody discusses a series of essays called “Black & Bold: Perspectives on Leadership” that pushes back against stereotypes of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An Arizona Daily Star report details a partnership between local police in Tuscon and the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Southern Arizona to train officers on dealing with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Brookings Institute, one Washington insider examines the divisions that exist when it comes to immigration both here and abroad, along with the consequences on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review examines what the landscape of civil society will look like when racial demographics in the U.S. are more even, using California as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • On News Deeply, Kamala Damor tells her story about working with women and girls in India, helping them access their right to property and inheritance. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Roff reports that new research shows that increasing access to high school decreased support for armed groups in Somalia. • How can philanthropists help increase…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Kidd explains how North Dakota’s prison reform emphasizes compassion and preparation for reentry into society to reduce recidivism. • How can these reforms be scaled? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Committing to board diversity has been at the center of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo’s ability to contribute to a vibrant and inclusive Greater Buffalo region with opportunity for…