This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Borealis Philanthropy features three Black trans women activists who are at the forefront of philanthropy’s fight for social justice in the United States. • How critical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ariel Gelrud Shiro and Richard V. Reeves unpack health and healthcare access challenges that Latinos in the U.S. face and offer policy solutions. • What role can you play…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new poll at Othering & Belonging Institute reveals widespread, unified support for police reform and racial justice across racial and ethnic backgrounds. • Why is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that both positive and negative messaging about Blackness has an impact on Black girls’ mental health and their likelihood of developing depression. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Scire highlights a report on the stagnant state of diversity in nonprofit newsrooms, much of which stems from issues in organizations’ employee-retention. • How critical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David R. Buys explains how breaking data down into subgroups more accurately reveals COVID-19’s impact on Black Americans. • Why is data so critical in measuring…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The story of philanthropy in the United States has not been fully told. Our historic Donors of Color community has the opportunity to re-organize and re-center the philanthropic conversation –…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1968, in response to uprisings by Black communities in cities like Newark and Detroit, President Lyndon Johnson launched a task force to determine the cause of the riots and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christopher Boone and Mark Roseland provide an in-depth explanation of land trusts, housing models that could help reverse systemic inequality in the U.S. • Why is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fundraising, especially for small grassroots nonprofits, is often a necessary, but daunting task. For those who are working hard toward ending the exploitative nature of much of our economic system,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Libra Foundation has funded people of color (POC)-led groups in the social justice space for years, and we applied what we’ve learned about funding in this space to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • From advocates for farm worker justice to agricultural researchers to cookbook authors, Food Tank highlights 14 Latinx individuals working to revolutionize the way we eat. • What…