This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katerina Bozhinova reports that farmland in the U.S. is rapidly shrinking – putting the food supply and rural economies at risk. • How can philanthropy help to support…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Vox’s podcast discusses if the Canadian government’s child poverty benefit program (that gives parents money each month) is successful. • How should our government respond to child…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christine Jones, coordinator of Educational Technology in Palmdale School District, describes how the district leveled the technology playing field and closed tech disparities. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Saahil Kejriwal discusses research that reveals the extent to which Indian farmers are able to adapt (or not adapt) to water loss. • How can funders use…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Reema Amin reports that cities across the country are grappling with tracking and mitigating PTA fundraising inequalities that create dramatic disparities in schools. • How can school funding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Efosa Ojomo explains how market-creating innovation and sustainable infrastructure are linked, but governments must discover how to fund initiatives that matter with products that will help lift…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent study shows that climate change has created challenges for women in East Africa, such as gender-based violence and exploitation. • How else is climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jonathan D. Hall estimates the benefits from tolling and uses his model to evaluate the aggregate and distributional effects of congestion pricing. • Could congestion pricing improve the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Climate change-related flooding and wildfires are causing havoc for farmers around the US and create unique hurdles in front of young farmers looking to start their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Coffee is facing a sustainability crisis and Jeff Sachs and Kaitlin Cordes from Columbia University argue that a Global Coffee Fund would help. • How can funders help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Bahn details an agenda to rebalance the economy towards fair worker treatment and racial equality. • How could supporting this agenda influence others’ responses? How might this economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Sarah Holder at CityLab reports on a new affordable housing movement launched in the Bay Area by the activist group Moms 4 Housing. · How can donors…