This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on a basic income pilot program in Jackson, Mississippi, that will give black mothers living in poverty a monthly stipend of $1,000 a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author shares reflections from the 2018 Funders Institute on best practices and strategies regarding homelessness preventions tactics, including the importance of good data systems. • One of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mekong Homes is a social enterprise that provides houses for Cambodians living in rural areas. This model addresses issues of affordable housing, sanitation and hygiene, and sustainable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After decades of progress, the United Nations recently reported that global hunger and acute food insecurity are on the rise for the third year in a row. Hunger levels have returned…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. World hunger is on the rise again, despite quantifiable efforts in the last decade to stem the increase of undernourished people worldwide. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Millennials provide great value to nonprofit boards by making the culture more flexible, responsive and up-to-date with fresher perspectives. Philanthropy News Digest gives some advice on how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Consultant Kris Putnam-Walkerly posted this list of advice for donors looking to help people recover from natural disasters after Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area, but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin Mahnken reports that supporters of income integration see it as a viable alternative to failed attempts at racial integration. • What are the potential pitfalls…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that holding back middle schoolers will increase the chances that those students will drop out of high school. However, new studies are showing some bright…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) as a well as a partnership between HP, Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), UNICEF and Google.org help Lebanon’s public schools let…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Under ESSA, the Military Student Identifier can track whether or not students with military parents have attended school or not and can understand how well they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Adolescence is a critical time of life when friendships grow deep, and teens are moved to explore and discover who they are in the world. Unfortunately, the typical story of…