This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that investment in community programs that focus on increasing public safety can bring about progress. A new report from the Urban Institute has recommendations for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • National Endowment for the Arts interviews Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative Executive Director Joseph Kunkel on helping Native Americans get access to affordable housing and be their own…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This excerpt from the book “Africa’s Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World’s Next Big Growth Market” posted on Stanford Social Innovation Review shows how “doing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This post from the Open Philanthropy Project explores several opportunities for donors, including a Bronx nonprofit that connects people to legal advice 24/7 and a New…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Forbes post identifies action that philanthropic organizations can take in order to lift up Black communities that have been underserved. • The Association of Black Foundation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Cantor discusses efforts to fill the “middle skills” gap – unfilled jobs that require more than a high school degree, but less than a four year college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marc Gunther explains why donors should focus on scale when prioritizing energy projects, forgoing home-size solar projects in favor of grid systems. • How can donors identify…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Campisi reports that the Trump administration is rolling back school lunch nutrition standards that had successfully improved nutritional quality. • The Trump administration cites students complaints as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new project funded by Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan found that chronic absenteeism is largely due to housing instability. • The author explains that schools can opt…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation reveals a lack of success on the part of states in supporting academically talented low-income students and highlights…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jill Barshay explains that, contrary to previous research, new research suggests that race and learning disabilities are not compounding factors in suspensions. • How can funders help to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Guy Kilpatric is an educational farm manager at the University of Maryland’s Terp Farm who is changing the food system through mentorship and growth of the next generation of…