This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Southern California Grantmakers shares how philanthropists can get involved in the 2020 census to ensure an accurate count that improves equity in the distribution of government funds. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Guardian examines the numbers for African American unemployment, specifically in areas such as Kansas City, in which the economic recovery from the recession has not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent racial-discrimination lawsuit against Harvard (contending that the school’s practices harm minority applicants, specifically Asian Americans) puts the whole college application process in the spotlight: Is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tiffanie Harrison explains how Round Rock High School’s new Black Student Union is helping to train leaders, create community, and make positive changes. • How can funders help to support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Belinda Goldsmith reports that George and Amal Clooney are starting a new justice initiative called TrialWatch to track human rights abuses and shine a light and marginalized and oppressed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Carr reviews Walter C. Stern’s Race & Education in New Orleans, which explores how New Orleans leaders built a segregated city and what it means for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Leah Rodriguez reports that Jaden Smith’s company JUST Water is bringing clean water to Flint, MI through a mobile filtration system. • Is this a suitable and sustainable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To have a culturally inclusive curriculum for students of color, we need to include Native American students, writes Shawnta Barnes at The 74. • Barnes suggests we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Onek explains how foundations are coming together to lead a movement towards impact investing and racial equity. • Is your organization ready to join this movement?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Washington State is enacting bills securing native voting rights at a state level because most Native American voting rights are destined to fail in the Republican-controlled…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic highlights several powerful photos showing the mourning from the recent terrorist mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. • From gun control to social media’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kristina Gawrgy Campbell at Independent Sector interviewed Ofronama Biu, senior research associate at Building Movement Project, about the challenges for women of color in the nonprofit sector. …