This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2018, the national venture philanthropy organization New Profit brought together pairs of donors and social entrepreneurs from their community for candid conversations on the future of social problem-solving. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Financial security impacts all aspects of our lives—education, health, employment, homeownership and passing on a legacy to future generations. Inequality By the Numbers According to the Prosperity Now Scorecard, nearly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 2004 to 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) found that parents who have more than 12 years of education spend more on health care for their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Kliff explains how Sen. Cory Booker’s plan to introduce “opportunity accounts” would help poor families break out generational poverty and decrease wealth inequality. • Is this the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Coffee chain Starbucks opened its first signing store in the United States for the deaf community in Washington, D.C. • Will more global chains follow suit? What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To foster learning in STEM subjects, Education Dive explains how one teacher from Austin, Texas, used an indoor wind tunnel to engage her students’ curiosity in activities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Chronicling the voices fighting for education justice neaToday interviewed Zakiya Sankara-Jabar and UMass Boston Professor Mark Warren about the community and youth organizing groups that seek to promote…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings explores how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies will affect the future of work, and how education institutions can best prepare students for these changes.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • India Development Review examines the challenges of the informal workforce in India, why it’s so difficult to address this sector’s needs, and how entrepreneurship could offer a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom McIntire asks donors to examine their beliefs about who should receive help – homeless families? children? woman? – and how they can better address root causes rather…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A.R. Siders discusses the problems of government-funded buy-out programs that are intended to prevent repetitive loss from natural disasters and how they can be improved through streamlining and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Public health, government, and education industries could be doing more to help decrease obesity rates in the United States. • One suggestion the author discusses is the role…