This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) reports on the California Wellness Foundation’s investment in supporting improved health for women of color. • The issues tackled (including a jobs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Forbes profiles Sara Lomelin Velten, the VP of Philanthropy at the Latino Community Foundation, which uses giving circles to help support Latinx-led nonprofits. • How can other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Samantha Garzillo reports that history books in America are filled primarily with white men. Often, they fail to disclose the immoral and criminal behavior of important figures. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Will Byrne explains why AI is vulnerable to bias and how tech companies and organizations can work to combat AI bias. • Are you and/or your organization ready…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicole L. Novak and Natalie Lira explain that forced sterilization in California disproportionately impacted Latina women who continue to face discrimination. • In what ways do you see…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Mwende Katwiwa explains how she came to connect reproductive justice and Black Lives Matter to improve the lives of Black women and children. • How can funders work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More and more grantmakers are seeking to integrate “diversity, equity and inclusion” into their programs and operations. This is a positive step, but I’ve sensed a disconnect between these efforts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Northern California Grantmakers, Elena Chávez Quezada of the Chavez Family Foundation lists ways in which funders can address the needs of their grantees in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jarret Bencks-Brandeis at Futurity reports on a new study regarding racial profiling and stop-and-frisks. Out of the 60 black Caribbean students involved in this research in London and NYC,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Will Stancil explains how T. M. Landry College Preparatory School was able to scam top college admissions processes by faking records of low-income black students. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Hispanics in Philanthropy, Michelle Threadgould explains that funders should take a deeper look at who is really in need of their dollars before funding an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Urban Institute shares the research of Gregory Acs, Rolf Pendall, Mark Treskon and Amy Khare on the cost of racial residential segregation in America. · How do economic…