This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author outlines the nuances that will be brought to the future workforce by Generation Z, especially when it comes to employee/employer relations. • Why are these changes important…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Journalist Soledad O’ Brien implores companies to start diversifying their workforce by connecting graduating students to the right opportunities, especially students of color. • How can companies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A project-based learning curriculum in Waterford, Michigan was successful in showing that PBL curriculum helps advance students academically. • What are the other known benefits of project-based learning? • Read…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Four studies recently came up with the same correlations in which students are that are suspended do not perform as well as their peers and that suspensions are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • FSG profiles the Staten Island Foundation, which has created an early childhood initiative with equity as a focus and a goal of solving core issues through…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Seattle Foundation profiles Zoe Mesnik-Greene, the young social entrepreneur who launched Lasting Smiles, a lip balm brand that supports global farmers and funds cleft palate surgeries for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After years of progress, the number of people experiencing homelessness increased in 2017 to more than 550,000 people, according to the 2017 Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Annual Homeless…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy discusses a study analyzing the impact of climate change on health and the future of nutrition and food security: The outlook is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • When it comes to professional development, Education Dive suggests empowering teachers by allowing them to have more say in what they learn and personalize that experience.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Rockport, Texas. Hovering over the region for days, the storm dropped record amounts of rainfall, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Milken Institute reflects on the EAT Forum that brought together philanthropists to discuss how to improve the global food system. • What are the current challenges within…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors provide more information on the current trade wars and the risks that come with the U.S. decisions regarding tariffs and foreign policy. • What are the…