This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Business Insider post discusses 529 college savings plans and addresses some of the common misconceptions associated with them — including using them for K-12 education. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The National Alliance to End Homelessness discusses the results of a study that shows how race disproportionally affects people of color and urges action to help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Los Angeles teachers are on strike for the first time in thirty years. Taylor Swaak, Esmeralda Fabián Romero, and Laura Fay explain how this teacher strike…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Leah Rodriguez at Global Citizen explains how Paul Goetchius helped a number of low-income college students get home for the holidays by volunteering with On Point for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Shawna De La Rosa explains how relevancy, authenticity, and agency are key to creating a positive school culture with support from the community. Having students at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Caroline Walker discusses her experience working with sexual violence outreach in Nigeria where language and cultural barriers are a major obstacle to finding survivors. • How do communications…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mariam Claeson explains why the Global Financing Facility focuses their global development funding on gender equality and health and nutrition for women and children. • Is the best…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sohini Bhattacharya explains how traditional gender roles are preventing women from achieving equal workforce participation in India. • How can philanthropy help to overcome the social norms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nan Roman, writing for the National Alliance to End Homelessness, describes the grants process as the Day 1 Fund allocates money to various organizations that are addressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author argues that more effort is needed to end homelessness than just kind intentions. There needs to be a more significant, targeted focus on housing and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Wolfe, writing for The Learning Accelerator, examines how TLA can fix ecosystem gaps in education by using open educational resources so that educators can have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rebecca Wolfe was on her way to getting a degree in sports psychology when a first-year seminar at Bates College derailed her plans entirely. Now the director of Evidence and…