This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson explains how new “splinter districts” generally serve white communities, increasing school segregation in the South. • How segregated are the schools in your area? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The old aphorism is true: As the South goes, so goes the nation. The region is one of the fastest growing in the country. It’s expected to gain five Electoral…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Urban planners can help increase neighborhood safety by investing in economic and community development strategies that prioritize equity in planning and design. • What are donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Ruiz recounts advice from Ibram X. Kendi’s book How to Be an Antiracist to help individuals engage in antiracist behavior. • How can funders engage in these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to a new study, the rates of autism in children of racial minorities is increasing and surpassing those of white children. • Researchers say that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A study from the University of Washington interviewed 22 self-identified women of color, revealing that they believed interactions with doctors and nurses were misleading and biased. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melinda D. Anderson explains how moving beyond the myth of meritocracy and understanding the role of socioeconomic inequality helps students of color understand their situation. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rose Lenehan explains that that stop-and-frisk policies expose the biases of police officers that operate under them. The data shows that black and Hispanic individuals were stopped more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jill Barshay reports that increased segregation is occurring between – not within – school districts, pointing to population distribution as a cause of segregation. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Atul Gawande discusses the bias and inequality in the American medical care system and calls on individuals to go above and beyond to close the gap. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do you define philanthropy? The word philanthropy comes from the Greek word philanthrōpia, which is broadly defined as loving people, love of mankind. That’s one definition. I work in organized…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Elizabeth Chuck reports that some hospitals are turning to implicit bias training to combat the disturbingly high maternal mortality rate of black women. There is not yet…