This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Youth United for Action (YU4A) is a new online space via Facebook that connects youth activists and encourages collective impact solutions to problems in their communities.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EmpowerMT is an organization working to dismantle systems of oppression on vulnerable populations, particularly focusing on LGBTQ youth. • Why are programs like these necessary for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors post reviews the status of global development in the context of the recent Paris Peace Forum, concluding that collaboration is needed to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I am writing this article as I hear our 9-year-old and 5-year-old kids play in our living room. I feel lucky that they are safe at home, yet as you’re…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Korsha Wilson explains how school lunches are being used as an avenue for tackling wealth inequality through programs that engage small farmers. • How can funders support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · To encourage, engage and motivate students that learn differently, Education Dive explains how teachers can adopt a discovery-driven blended learning model. · What are some challenges with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: • As Education Dive discusses, students in foster care often receive a substandard education because the curriculum can be packed with electives, rather than core courses to help prepare…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive explains that school libraries are being transformed into innovative spaces for students filled with digital resources, which in turn can have benefits for workforce…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · EdSurge talks with Jennifer Schubert about her new approach to the first two years of college with an emphasis on building skills like communication and reasoning instead of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Lauren Barack explains that when it comes to implementing new technology, school districts need to ensure that teachers have all the training and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Poverty fighting startups are encouraging us to forget the mantras of the tech world in favor of making real social impact and change. Using technology, more nuanced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • American psychologists have noted numerous times that the myth within economic growth is that you can go far based on your merit alone and that gender, race,…