This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Payce Madden at Brookings goes over reports and figures of energy access in Africa, where there are gaps, government interference and otherwise. • How can donors play a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Liz Willen discusses the documentaries “Personal Statement” and “Unlikely,” which shed light on the difficulties for students going through the college admissions process. • The author highlights…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Crop failures and wilting are occurring more frequently from climate change heatwaves in vulnerable regions in regions of North America, Western Europe, and western Russia and Ukraine. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When residents in Ferguson, MO, and across the country, were rising up against police violence, systemic racism, and economic injustice in 2014, grassroots organizers put pressure on donors to fund…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • What is the best approach to alleviate high-poverty areas? Willa Seldon and Debby Bielak suggest philanthropists should invest in those communities or a nonprofit should serve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vanya Gupta describes key oversights of India’s skilling programs, and offers viable alternatives such as apprenticeship initiatives for young people. • How are skilling programs a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Travis Lupick reports that people addicted to opioids and other substances are organizing a national movement to demand a say in drug-policy reform. • How is philanthropy helping…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Impossible Foods received the 2019 United Nations Global Climate Action Award, and as more youth activists are demanding environmental accountability, they are turning their focus to plant-based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In the wake of natural disasters, there are ways for communities to improve the post-disaster clean-up process of waste and debris so that it can be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers are poking holes in the theory that putting more grocery stores in food deserts will change what individuals choose to eat just because they have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ann Eisenberg at GreenBiz argues that coal industry policies need to nurture programs and institutions to have lasting effects, rather than serving as short-term band-aids. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sam Bloch at The New Food Economy discusses a new report showing that unusual North Atlantic weather oscillations (caused by climate change) result in lower wages, fewer…