This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melinda D. Anderson explains how moving beyond the myth of meritocracy and understanding the role of socioeconomic inequality helps students of color understand their situation. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Futurity takes a look at new research showing how parent engagement and involvement at school reduces the chances of concentration problems and behavioral issues. · How does this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Communities working toward equitable change are increasingly turning to data to help them understand and solve their biggest challenges. Nonprofit organizations and public entities are using information about residents —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Aspen Florence from the Ogden School District in Utah explains how data is being used to scale intervention and provide students with support whenever…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An accurate count for the U.S. Census will impact arts and culture through the allocation of federal funds that go toward cultural agencies and arts-related funding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Payce Madden at Brookings reports on research and figures showing Africa’s progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, and what areas need to be given more attention. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marcus Casey shares three ways for policy to boost the economy by helping companies upskill their workers. • How can funders best support the development of skills…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard V. Reeves and Ashley Schobert discuss the family wage penalty that hurts low- and middle-income parents. • Hocan funders work to reduce/eliminate the motherhood/family wage penalty? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like a lot of smaller funders, the 20-year-old McCarthy Family Foundation operated out of Treasurer Tim McCarthy’s home office. He learned a lot of important lessons about disasters the hard…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals is cutting food waste in half by 2030. To reach that target, entire countries and companies need to find…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • When women farmers in Kenya and Burkina Faso have equal representation in the decision-making process surrounding land governance, food security improves and soils are managed more sustainably.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brenda Richardson explains how the Whitman-Walker Health System and Fivesquares Development partnered to create a mix-use development to create non-profit sustainability. • How can funders use this model to…