This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The use of telehealth at nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic not only reduced stress for some residents, but also increased access to convenient care. But there were some downsides.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Could student-run vertical farms — hyper-efficient, clean facilities where produce grows up on racks, instead of out across fields — help stabilize small cities in northwest Tennessee? Could apprenticeships with local…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Food system experts gathered at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) Nourish Scotland Pavilion in Glasgow on November 7 to discuss the role philanthropy should play in the climate emergency.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. East Coast has been experiencing hurricane-like flooding in recent days, with Georgia and the Carolinas getting the latest round. High tides are part of the problem, but there’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the vast majority of us, broadband has become so commonplace in our professional, personal, and social lives that we rarely think about how much we depend on it. Yet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While many of the high school career and technical education (CTE) programs of today have evolved since the vocational education “wood shop” classes of the 1970s, some students and their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Aliya Johnson Roberts’ two child care centers in Philadelphia, many employees aren’t done working when they clock out at the end of a long day nurturing and teaching young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “What do we see at the village level?” asked Jagveer Singh, of GVMNL, an NGO in Rajasthan, in India. “Encroachment is increasing, and regulatory authorities aren’t doing much. People tell…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Madeline Ostrander discusses the Mortenson family, who are forefront farmers and ranchers and their work may be the first step toward a better model of animal agriculture for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Authors assess four ways that businesses can learn from foundations as they try to expand into “opportunity zones.” • The authors worry that opportunity zone tax…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In July, the New York Times asked readers to describe what it’s like to be middle class in America. From more than 500 responses, the Times highlighted stories from seven families around the country with annual…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Strawberries at Christmas: an image that epitomizes consumer fantasies from the global food supply chain. Hidden behind the haze of food supply “magic” is the reality of increasingly pressured resources…