This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Adrian Franco and George Ashton III discuss the conclusions of a roundtable on Opportunity Zones and how investors should proceed. • What issues do community members in Opportunity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • John G. Meara et al., discuss the drop in maternal mortality rates and the ongoing need for access to life-saving surgeries in developing countries. • How…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Lynn Forester de Rothschild, founder and CEO of the Center for Inclusive Capitalism, explains how policy needs to change to bring about inclusive capital, meaning that the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brooke Stafford-Brizard spoke at the iNACOL Symposium on the need to support the entire student to ensure their academic and mental health success. • How can philanthropies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michele McDonnall and Jennifer L.Cmar examine how employer perceptions about blind people’s professional abilities still lead to high unemployment rates. • How can technology be used to increase…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicole Wetsman, writing for CityLab, explains how communities are building psychological resilience against natural disasters as climate change grows more severe. • The author notes that social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Homeless youth less likely to attend college A study by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago found that homeless young people are less likely to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Arabella Advisors reports on a recent important discussion on understanding how best to fund Native American food systems, and why food sovereignty is critical to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This article highlights research that finds acquisitions by for-profit dialysis companies hurt patient health, survival, and transplant rates. • There are various funding initiatives that philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This article dives deep into how community organizations like the Jane Addams Resource Corp in Chicago connect people with the technical and soft skills needed to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Food System Vision Prize, launched by the Rockefeller Foundation, SecondMuse, and OpenIDEO, will reward proposals that inspire farmers, policymakers, businesspeople, activists, and eaters to build a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Susanna Rosa Durao Nhancale and researchers at the Living Without the Moon Foundation use music to address the effect of losing a parent in early childhood.…