This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maya Rossin-Slater and Jenna Stearns offer possible solutions to the United States’ shortcomings in supporting paid leave for workers. • Why are private employers afraid of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bronwyn Howell recounts the UK’s electoral efforts to monitor fake news and how the U.S. can expand upon them in 2020. • With so much growth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rachel Black discusses what is needed to update American benefits systems in order to help Americans achieve financial security. • How can funders work to improve benefits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the UNHCR, “a complex emergency can be defined as a humanitarian crisis in a country, region or society where there is a total or considerable breakdown of authority…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Smart Cities Dive, Kristin Musulin outlines Houston’s recent climate-disaster plan following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. • How can Houston’s plan influence cities who’ve yet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Stephen Cook from the University of Rochester Medical Center answers questions about childhood obesity. · What can be done to prevent childhood obesity? What are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kaushik Basu argues that inequality is immoral because it is based on luck. He believes that our society should reflect that fact and not reward luck so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Laura Jimenez discusses the benefits of career and technical education (CTE) and argues that more states should require students to take CTE classes. • How can funders support advocacy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Annie E. Casey Foundation supports a project called Little Holy One, which utilizes a research-based approach to reduce youth suicide at Montana’s Fort Peck Reservation. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Bahn researches data on job displacement disparities by race and black-white disparities in the U.S. since the 1990s. • How can policymakers ensure that structural changes in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aarohi Damle and Priyansha Singh discuss what the top-down, informal, and buyer-driven approach of the textile industry means for the female migrant workers subcontracted at the lowest end…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Neo Chai Chin reports about a smart floating fish farm that has launched in Singapore, with high-tech solutions that can help support sustainable aquaculture. • How do recirculating aquaculture…