This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Four community colleges will implement pilot support programs for single mothers so that they can obtain a postsecondary degree. • Some colleges already offer support systems…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: •Researchers are coming up with new algorithms to accurately calculate rainfall and evaporation in order to benefit our worlds agricultural and water systems. • How can we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Efosa Ojomo shares three lessons learned from 10 years of work at Poverty Stops Here to help others make a bigger impact for poverty alleviation. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Independent Sector profiles the United Way of Greenville County and interviews Meghan Barp, President and CEO of the organization, to demonstrate how the organization best…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tammy Tibbetts, writing for Medium, discusses the recent decision for charity: water to start accepting Uber stock as a way to pay for employee bonuses. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 5,000 people descended upon the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles this week for the 22nd Annual Milken Institute Global Conference. Leaders from finance, philanthropy, environment, and other sectors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ashif Shaikh, writing for India Development Review, suggests that for social justice to happen within districts of India, organizations must involve communities and foster agency to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Even though millions of college students qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), The New Food Economy reports that they are going hungry because of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank reports on the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s (SRA) push for restaurants to take sustainable measures in the U.K. such as tracking food waste, knowing their sources, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 5,000 people descended upon the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles this week for the 22nd Annual Milken Institute Global Conference. Leaders from finance, philanthropy, environment, and other sectors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters reports that various states are creating alternative retirement plans in the form of automatic enrollment IRAs instead of traditional 401(k)s to create more accessible retirement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Anne Colby reports that ageism affects the elderly population by assuming that they have low motivation or interest in contributing to this world. Although, according to research,…