This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools in Aurora, CO are working with the Denver Foundation to address racial bias in discipline and implement restorative practices in order to reduce the prison-to-pipeline system currently…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Louisiana’s TOPS scholarship was intended to support low-income students through college, but because of rising costs of tuition, the scholarships are primarily used by well-off white families. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • School desegregation was never properly achieved in America, and segregation is increasing nationwide. • How can schools become diverse when neighborhoods are not diverse? Can philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Glasspockets’ Transparency Talk, Orson Aguilar of The Greenlining Institute discusses the importance of tracking and transparency when it comes to bringing more diversity to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kiko Davis, the only female African American bank owner in the United States, talks to Rolling Out about her motivations and inspirations, as well as the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Libby Schaaf, mayor of Oakland, proposes plans to make her city more equitable and inclusive by addressing access to quality education and justice reform. • Libby Schaaf’s ideas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy debunks the myth that there’s a rise in new, diverse young people taking up farming and that it’s representative of the industry…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers In the Arts discusses a new study from the Memphis Music Initiative (MMI) which analyzes exclusionary arts funding practices. • Are funders doing enough to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study says that both race and socioeconomic status are crucial when understanding the outcomes for men and women in America. • What can you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • African-American and Native-American boys end up in prison, unemployed or both at much higher rates than their white male counterparts. • The United States has a dark history…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Smithsonian Latino Center’s Young Ambassadors Program strives to empower young Latinos to create community initiatives. • Are there on-going community support groups or systems in your area…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report from BoardSource finds that not only are boards not that diverse, but they do not have plans to be. • If you are on…