This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bezwada Wilson talks about building a Dalit-led grassroots movement to liberate the community from this practice. • How can donors help organizations and movements like Wilson’s? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Data shows that supporting students through writing letters home is an effective form of positive feedback, particularly for low-income high achieving students. • What other ways…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Judith Graham reports on the phenomenon of older adults engaging in committed relationships but living apart rather than marrying or cohabitating. • Isolation is a major…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marlon Peterson writes on his own painful experiences, ancestry and how he learned to not let his past traumas define him. • What really makes trauma traumatic? How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andinet Woldemichael explains the economic gains to be had across Africa by expanding women’s participation in the labor market. • What role can funders play in expanding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Julie Littman reports that New York City has joined others in banning cashless stores. Advocates say going cashless excludes un- and under-banked individuals while storeowners say going…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · This Giving Thought podcast from Charities Aid Foundation focuses on the philanthropic response to the Australian bushfires and what it tells us about trends in philanthropy. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · At the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting this past week, leaders from the West Coast spoke up about the growing homelessness crisis and called for collective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Senator Cory Booker is introducing a bill promoting baby bonds, or American Opportunity Accounts, to reduce America’s racial wealth gap and provide more opportunities for young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chobani yogurt is committed to alleviating food insecurity in schools by forming partnerships with other food organizations and paying off school lunch debts. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New research indicates that 38 percent of mass shooters are also perpetrators of domestic violence. Recommendations from researchers include gun restriction laws around domestic violence to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • From high-tech indoor farming to mobile platforms connecting urban growers and consumers, Food Tank highlights 16 initiatives using tech and innovation to improve urban agriculture. • What are…