This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New York City’s School Diversity Advisory Group released a report on how to address the city’s schools’ integration problem. However, schools must be accountable for diversity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • La June Montgomery Tabron discusses the importance of bringing racial equity to capital markets. • How can philanthropy and impact investing work together to advance racial equity in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To “lead by example” is a fundamental principle within philanthropy. However, the power dynamic inherent to the funder-grantee relationship can sometimes lead to a lack of self-reflection or self-discipline among…
Giving Compass’ Take: • New York City’s School Diversity Advisory Group provides specific recommendations for school districts in the city to achieve real integration. • Do these recommendations for integration hold outside…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cheryl Dorsey unpacks some of the barriers to equitable distribution of money in big philanthropic bets. • Are you and/or your organizations working with big bets? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maureen O’Hagan explains how Oregon is working to support entrepreneurs in the legal marijuana industry who were negatively impacted by the war on drugs. • Can this model…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jason B. Allen, writing for The 74, discusses his experience as chairman of the board of Ivy Preparatory Academy, an all-girls charter school in Atlanta, and the challenges…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Data from the U.S. Department of Education reveals inequalities in dual enrollment participation. Dual Enrollment is beneficial for students, but advantaged students are more likely to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy News Digest interviewed Fred Blackwell, CEO of The San Francisco Foundation, about its racial equity lens and how philanthropic foundations are achieving racial equity goals. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Solutions Project wants to address the grantmaking imbalance that exists in philanthropy by only providing philanthropic dollars to people of color who are leading projects on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racial equity is a core piece of social change, but in order to make progress, philanthropy must look inward and adjust to imbalances. Despite more calls for diversity in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alex Zimmerman writes about the 4 questions you need to ask regarding the School Diversity Advisory Group’s nine chosen New York City regions that they argue…