This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from RAND Corporation reveals that the burden of health care payments as a share of income is greatest among households with the lowest incomes. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin Mahnken reports that researchers found that children from low-income families spend 40 percent longer than middle-income children looking at screens and approximately double the time compared to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nora Kenney writes how dozens of studies on public charter schools have reached a consistent conclusion: Their presence benefits disadvantaged students who attend them as well as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Megan Schumann reports on research showing that a common test for autism is less reliable than previously assumed. • How can donors financially support more research that will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Catherine Early shares how Europe, Australia, and the United States have struggled to adapt to China’s waste import ban. • What role can funders play in developing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. These factors significantly contribute to housing supply and cost issues in the United States. 1. Growth in the total US housing stock has been muted. The nation’s housing stock expanded…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Fu reports on emerging research which suggests that proximity doesn’t matter as much as affordability in getting healthy food to people who need it, and how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeremie Greer urges action to close the existing racial gaps in nonprofit sector leadership in order to advance economic justice. • What role can funders play in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • First-generation ranchers are younger, diverse, and using innovative strategies to reduce the state’s carbon emissions. • How can new ranchers benefit from donor support? • Learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jorge L. Chinea describes the impact of the Puerto Rico earthquakes on the indigenous culture and heritage of the Taíno people. • How can disaster relief efforts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Zev Eleff and Alex Jakubowski discuss why student-centered data can have a real impact on the effectiveness of community education programs. • How are school districts in…
The Donor Journeys Initiative kicked-off in January 2019 at the 5th biennial National Summit on Family Philanthropy: Our Donor Journeys and Why They Matter. Hosted by the Dorothy A. Johnson…