This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Data on educational programs is lacking, and this gap will make it more challenging to create equity in the education system because we do not have evidence that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Smithsonian magazine article profiles Ellen Swallow Richards, the first female student at MIT, who started an all-women chemistry lab and advocated for consumer protections in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pramit Bhattacharya and Sriharsha Devulapalli break down India’s employment landscape, highlighting regional and national trends. • How can funders use this information to guide employment initiatives in India? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shondra Muhammad greatly helped her community center in Houston after Hurricane Harvey by learning from past problems encountered during hurricane relief. She realized that actual donations and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new analysis by the city’s Independent Budget Office found that 60 percent of the NYC budget for community schools is going toward academics, rather than mental health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ignite My Future in School is a career planning program for middle schoolers that showcases videos of professionals discussing career paths. • How realistic is it for middle…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lesley College is offering a Certificate in Child Homelessness Studies program for teachers that want more development training to address the growth of the homeless student population. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Programs That Work profiles Nevada’s Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment program, which aims to help people get jobs; a randomized controlled trial (RCT) showed promising results. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank reports that the European Institute of Innovation and Technology is looking to equip agricultural start-ups and organizations to work collaboratively to create a better system. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Great Nonprofits profiles the workers at a local cafe in its Redwood Shores’ neighborhood that employs graduates of a nonprofit training program. • How might these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nalini Khurana and Ravi Verma explain that existing cultural gender dynamics demand that men be engaged in women’s economic empowerment. • How can funders help to build culturally-appropriate solutions for women’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amy McCaig reports that researchers used existing scientific on learning and organizational training to guide the development of an employee training program checklist. • Can funders use this model…