This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Unemployment is an ongoing issue worldwide. Ascend at the Aspen Institute is helping promote employment and prosperity for families by presenting practical solutions and exploring the new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Assistant Professor Allan Dafoe of Political Science at Yale University is studying the implications of AI for global political stability. • To what extent are the concerns…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · School districts are working to ensure that tax dollars paying for the education of students is strictly used for residents. By hiring private investigators, school districts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Regardless of how successful an organization may be, it is crucial to regularly check the “pulse” of it when pursuing equity. Having an outside team assess…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • ADB is working to ensure that Asia’s rapidly aging population has access to the services they need as they grow older – including healthcare and education. • How…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Gates Foundation brings together a panel of experts to discuss innovative efforts to promote equity in higher education. • How can philanthropy help to develop new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • India Development Review notes a recent farmers demonstration in the Mumbai region to explore how the average person can catalyze lasting social change, in India and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Kristian Lum, the lead statistician at Human Rights Data Analysis Group, is vigorously studying the algorithms behind machine learning within the criminal justice system, including the controversial predictive policing and sentencing programs.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Georgia State, Leading U.S. in Black Graduates, Is Engine of Social Mobility The New York Times explores how Georgia State has transformed itself into one of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Three college student lobbied city governments to change criminal activity nuisance ordinances (CANOs) that previously made it difficult for victims of domestic violence to find housing. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish, director-general and chief executive officer of OFID, argues that getting modern energy sources to those living without it must not wait for renewable energy. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Filling a gap often left in sex education, Hugs and Kisses has been shown in Virginia since the mid-1980s to educate children about abuse, including how to recognize and…