This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Teresa Wiltz explains how Dallas is working to reverse housing segregation by focusing on funding for affordable housing and subsidies in a variety of neighborhoods. • Is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Breitenbach, writing for the Huffington Post, discusses how nonprofit organizations can better support communities through preparation and long-term recovery in addition to post-disaster donations. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Village Enterprise is a small NGO that provides cash and business training/mentoring to impoverished communities living in rural Kenya and Uganda through sustainable anti-poverty approaches backed by data.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The International Monetary Fund is addressing gender inequality through five main avenues: female labor force participation, financial inclusion, gender budgeting, legal barriers, and research/analysis. • IMF started this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Forbes article, consultant Kris Putnam-Walkerly talks about systems change in philanthropy and how to achieve it through specific actions. • It all starts with the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge covers Pamela Cantor’s discussion regarding the various effects of trauma, stress and mental health on educational outcomes and future success. • How can schools support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive examines data from the nonprofit group NWEA that shows that even the lowest income schools can show promise when it comes to student outcomes.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Audrey M. Provenzano explains how work requirements for Medicaid that would increase the burden on poor individuals who are already struggling to pay bills and get…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The RAND Corp released a middle school curriculum that emphasizes the dangers of opioid misuse and heroin in an attempt to hinder the growth of the opioid…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Partners Healthcare and Southern New Hampshire University are creating an upskilling certification program for participants either currently enrolled in college or for individuals who want to return…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RealNetworks is offering facial recognition technology to K-12 schools as a way to increase security. However, this software could potentially make students feel more uncomfortable and unwelcome. • When…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing magazine examines two new books on how U.S. cities have taken the lead when it comes to social innovation, though the article warns that things…