This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Oakland, CA is working to make sure that the newly-legal cannabis industry benefits those locals who suffered the worst impacts of the drug war. • Left unregulated,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex offers five takeaways from the 2018 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings. While more money has been allocated for high-priority funding opportunities, it comes with strings attached. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Starbucks’ racial bias training is part of a long tradition of CSR at the company. If these trainings are repeated they may lead to successful culture change.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • While same-sex marriage has been legal for several years, LQBTQ couples continue to face other forms of legal discrimination. “Beyond I Do” aims to highlight and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Al Jazeera reports on how the crisis in Syria has affected refugee children, who now lack basic needs, including the opportunity to get an education. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you’re looking for how the narrative of future social change is being written, browse the young adult literature section in your local bookstore. There you will find novels about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Trump administration has overturned protections for asylum seekers who have been victims of domestic violence. While this story was published before these changes were made,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has released information about its planned restructure. Many of the changes are intended to address long-standing concerns of aid professionals. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In her new memoir, Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Cecile Richards shares…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Thelton Henderson spent his 37-year career as a federal judge reforming California’s prison system. Now, in his retirement, law enforcement is working to undo his legacy of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Al Jazeera reports on how mobile technology has begun transforming Iran, with some mobile apps disseminating human rights information to citizens. • Organizations in the civil…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex reports on some good news: child marriage across the world is decreasing. But this article cautions that the fight isn’t over, lest positive numbers depress…