This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The experiences a child goes through when growing up directly impact the way they learn and act. Education Dive touches on the importance of addressing students’ adverse…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The rising number of overdoses caused by the opioid epidemic is raising concerns from every part of the country. PhilanTopic discusses the increased need for philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a new study, more U.S. teens are abstaining from substance abuse during their high school years. Reuters suggests this decline comes from successful efforts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A group of Detroit students are suing the state of Michigan for their Constitutional right to equal, nondiscriminatory education after being denied access to basic literacy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author writes about the tendency to take a melodramatic stance on the future technological advances that will inevitably affect the workforce. However, he writes that there is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Literacy — which, in a more modern definition, encompasses not only reading and writing, but complex language comprehension — is the foundation for future success among all learners. But too many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review discusses the rise of design thinking and how it can be applied to the enormous sphere of global poverty. • Is it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today’s generation of children is experiencing more childhood trauma than their parents’ generation. They may be in homes with abuse, neglect, drug and alcohol use, mental illness, and domestic violence.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit Quarterly discusses new research about tax incentives for corporations and how they don’t produce the economic development promised. • In light of so much talk…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Seattle and the surrounding region face an unprecedented homelessness crisis. Thousands of our neighbors have been pushed beyond the brink and are living in their cars, shelters, tents and park…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shalina Chatlani describes how higher education institutes are grappling with the issues of student homelessness and food insecurity on their campuses. • How can philanthropy help identify and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Two reports released in June urge the Los Angeles Unified School District to move faster with acquiring and allocating funds intended to help the neediest students, according to…