This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this blog post from Nonprofit AF, Vu Le explores the often-heated discussions among colleagues and friends in the sector around issues of social justice, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Washburn reports on the findings of recent research that shows that students lost more than 11 million days of school thanks to suspensions during 2015-16. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chandra D.L. Waring discusses her research into code-switching, highlighting the benefits and difficulties of the practice for black and biracial Americans. • Is it realistic to aim to end…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Mercieca explains the importance of enthymemes and how words can hold different meanings for various communities of people. She goes on to examine how people in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · After being banned from communicating with students via social media and text, Chicago teachers are working on finding new strategies to make connections with and boost…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Annie Belcourt explains how the health inequalities that plague native people result in health and life expectancy consequences. • How can funders increase access to and quality of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund helps allocate grant money to different youth-focused organizations. A task force of black-led grassroots organization leaders asked the local communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this post for Glasspockets, PEAK Grantmaking’s Melissa Sines discusses the questions, challenges and learnings when it comes to gathering and using demographic data to inform…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, Juan Salgado, discusses the importance of equal and affordable access to higher education and explains that community colleges provide the unique opportunity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · EdSurge interviews Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Affiliate Faculty of Education at the University of Washington, about white fragility and its influence on the relationships between teachers, children and parents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • B Lab discusses its assessment from the Inclusive Economy Challenge to see how they’ve progressed in their goals for greater workplace inclusiveness — and areas in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stacy Nguyen explains how the Seattle Foundation and King Couty are working to strengthen White Center and other areas by supporting the diverse community that lives there through…