This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story piece from Americans for the Arts, authors Ms. Erika Atkins and Matthew Greene discuss the important role that arts education can play in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from SSIR, authors Swee Sum Lam and Ling Han discuss efforts in Singapore to create a more vibrant ecosystem for innovation in social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author shares examples of tech clubs and classes that have helped students gain valuable expertise and increased IT capacity. • How can education donors fund…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Johns Hopkins University researchers found that students in Baltimore who rely on public transit to get to school have higher rates of absenteeism. • Complicated commutes are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education companies are collaborating with one another to help colleges and other education providers publish information about the data credentials they offer in a national, cloud-based registry. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that many people who live alone excel at creating and nurturing personal relationships. Rather than forgoing relationships, they are redefining them in more expansive ways, reports The Atlantic.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study from a Portland economic firm reports that 156,000 households in Oregon are on the brink of homelessness, and that policy leaders need to do more to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ben Paynter at Fast Company writes on 5 agricultural hacks that the famous Microsoft founder and philanthropist believes can help stop climate change, and why he’s…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank talks with Lawrence Haddad who believes that worldwide nutrition cannot be achieved solely by nongovernmental organizations and development assistance programs and that governments must…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Molly Shaw and Dale Erquiaga explain how the city of Charlotte is investing in social capital to help disadvantaged students succeed. • How can other cities follow Charlotte’s? How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Medium interviews Clive Thompson, author of the great new book ‘Coders’, on how coding is shaping our world and lives, women coders, exposure to it in schools and…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Dr. Mariame Maiga talks with Food Tank on her organization CORAF, which confronts gender bias in agriculture through reaching women with gender-smart and climate-smart technologies that…