This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Following the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, more humanitarians and philanthropists are concerned about data privacy. However, many are also examining the opportunities to use data collection to enhance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration (MAVA) provides eight strategies for creating a more inclusive volunteer program for both immigrant communities as well as communities of color. • Why…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for eJewish Philanthropy, Richard Marker uses a metaphor about street crossings to explain how outcomes and equity still don’t match up. • What are we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings discusses the widespread anxiety that AI and automation will replace workers in the future, exploring the possible economic and political fallout from that. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Second amendment supports walked out of schools on May 2nd in a counter-protest to gun control protests that took place in the wake of the Parkland…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tricia Raikes shares the alarming stats around LGBTQ homelessness and offers insight into how donors can help homeless youth get back on their feet. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Family foundations are uniquely positioned to identify and fulfill the needs of refugees and immigrants in their communities. • What existing connections does your foundation have that could be leveraged…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mary Moran and fellow organizer Henry Jones founded Our Voice Nuestra Voz to help Latino parents advocate for the needs of their kids in the independent schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report entitled The Paradox of Choice: How school choice divides New York City elementary schools shows that many students choose schools other than their assigned public school,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As the Trump Administration attempts to shift the focus of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program towards abstinence-only education, groups using evidence-based methods granted funding under the Obama Administration are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study by Mathematica indicates that students who attended Democracy Prep – a charter school network with a focus on civic engagement – have a higher rate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The environmental consequences of destroying the Central African Rainforest would be devastating for the region, but the economic hardship of banning the use of the forest…