This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · This issue focus from MDRC discusses lessons learned from the Los Angeles College Promise Program and how programs can be improved by listening to and including students’…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Anita Krishnamurthi at Wellcome addresses inequity in traditional STEM education and what needs to be done to tackle the barriers limiting inclusion. · What factors have contributed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Mashable, Nicole Gallucci provides a few ways to support efforts helping the communities affected by Hurricane Dorian. · How can donors support these relief efforts? Why…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Adele Peters at Fast Company highlights the demands made by youth climate activists for an upcoming strike on Sept. 20. · Where does support of youth organizing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · RAND Corporation’s Andrew R. Morral and Rosanna Smart explain how “stand your ground” laws may be doing more harm than good, encouraging impulsive uses of violence. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Keishia Ashe and Tiffany St. Bernard are the founders of ManyMentors, an e-mentoring nonprofit that pairs tech professionals with young people looking to break into the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Claudio Sanchez talks with author Alan Blankstein about the unfortunate statistics regarding fatherless children and the effects this has on their education. • How can schools be better…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In the Journal of Rural Sociology, Andrew Flachs, an environmental anthropologist, writes about the trends of the new American farmers, from where they live to who they are. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights photographer, Luis Fabini, and discusses his experiences documenting crops across Peru and his future plans for his project, Harvest, to connect farmers worldwide. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Recent scientific research has revealed a way to stabilize MLL, a key protein responsible for the pediatric cancer leukemia. Futurity reports on plans to initiate clinical tests in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Danielle Nierenberg shares five strategies for preventing food waste in American households. • How can funders raise awareness and spur action around food waste? • Read about other ways…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Monika Johnson Hostler and Moira O’Neil report that #MeToo and #TimesUp leaders are working to reframe sexual violence as a systemic problem in order to better address…