This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Marshall Project reports on the practice by some New York county jails of putting teen prisoners in solitary confinement with a lack of accountability that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Living Cities’ Elizabeth J. Reynoso discusses her experience as a Food Policy Director in Newark and an advocate for racial equity, emphasizing the importance of investing in…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Black male students experience discipline at a considerably higher rate than the rest of the student body. Disadvantaged black boys, like foster youth, have an even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last October, we had the pleasure of hosting a conversation with a group of ten family foundations attending the National Forum on Family Philanthropy in Seattle. The session was focused…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan for the first time since she was attacked by members of the Taliban in 2012. She gave a speech highlighting the $6…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Gearson, managing partner of UnboundEd trains teachers to confront their unconscious racial bias in the classroom. • Forcing teachers to have uncomfortable conversations about their bias towards…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani was awarded the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in education. EdSurge interviewed her to discuss the growth of her organization and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reports on the disturbing conditions that refugees migrating from the Horn of Africa find themselves in when arriving in Yemen, including…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Camfed is an NGO that works in Africa to provide support services for young girls and help find them paths to education. Women employees from Camfed share…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A teacher from the Kipp Team Academy in Newark, NJ provides insight into his program called ‘Siwaju’ which empowers students to talk about topics closest to them,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex reports on a visit to Zimbabwe by European Development Commissioner Neven Mimica and what it might mean for future development for the African nation that’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Marshall Project reports on how video cameras installed in Attica — in addition to other initiatives — helped rein in the habit of staff over-reporting…