This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christina Veiga reports that parents have expressed concern over a lack of support for students of color in New York City’s specialized high schools. • How can schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For those of us who live in the San Francisco Bay Area and consider ourselves progressive, it is past time to come to terms with our inconvenient truth: We have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Adriene Thorne shares how her daughter, the only African-American girl in her class, was impacted by having a teacher who looks like her. • How can funders help to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andre Perry argues that racism impacts housing value, hurting school funding which should make it a priority for charter school advocates. • How can funders work to increase…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from Echelon Insights and the Walton Family Foundation found that privileged millennial parents want to measure their children’s success based on how they compare to their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Forbes post identifies action that philanthropic organizations can take in order to lift up Black communities that have been underserved. • The Association of Black Foundation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jill Barshay explains that, contrary to previous research, new research suggests that race and learning disabilities are not compounding factors in suspensions. • How can funders help to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • White foundation leaders can make a targeted effort to promote racial justice within philanthropy by advancing the work of grassroots organizations and hiring more people of color. • One…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Fairbanks highlights the importance of Indigenous women empowering their communities and explains how one organization is doing more to support them. • What assets do Indigenous women…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark and Mary Ryerse discuss the need for equity-focused competency-based education and offer strategies for implementation at scale. • How can funders determine which strategies are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dan Porterfield shares insights from the 2018 State of Native Youth report and calls for funders to empower Native youth to tackle the challenges in their communities. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Six out of the 30 foundations that are most generous to Native Indian causes are all in Minnesota, and together have made significant investments in Indian Country. …