This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Drug-related deaths hit 9% in 2016, up from about 4% about two decades prior, but new research suggests the true number is actually more than double that.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A food support system for Venezuelan refugees in Colombia is critical and is bringing hope to Venezuelan families during this refugee crisis. • How can funders work to develop…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Marshall Project reports that the first black female prosecutor of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against her city’s leadership over the systemic oppression of black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to The New Food Economy, California has joined 13 other states filing suit against the Trump administration’s new work policy for food stamps. Here, Jackie Botts…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Operation Rock Wallaby airdropped thousands of kilos of carrots and sweet potatoes to help Australia’s wildlife recover from the wildfires and will do so until the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are some helpful tips for organizations to understand how collaboration can help advance family well-being through a two-generation approach. • Is your philanthropy supporting families…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Virginia Gewin discusses how often times mission-driven food businesses struggle to maintain their original values in the name of shareholder demands. • Business can be a wonderful…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Devon Klatell of the Rockefeller Foundation talks about the important role philanthropic organizations play in the food systems, not only funding innovative solutions but connecting communities across…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Trafficking happens in every state and can occur in any industry such as education, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, restaurants, among others. We also know that labor trafficking is the most common…
Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen reports on the ‘disease of poverty,’ explaining that homelessness is contributing to the spread of Typhus throughout America. · How can funders address this public…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list and explanation of the various issues that legislatures will be addressing in 2020 and beyond. • Many of these issues are areas…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hatchery, a grantee of the Macarthur Foundation, is a nonprofit enterprise that supports career training in culinary arts and spurs community growth and entrepreneurship. •…