This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · GOOD Magazine discusses Grannies Respond/Abuelas Responden, a group of grandmothers and allies that will travel to the U.S. border to draw attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Kate Stringer at The 74 explains what social-emotional learning is, how schools are applying it, and the benefits that it has had on youth development and student…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Sarah Gonser emphasizes the importance of early childhood literacy and why teacher instruction is key to helping struggling young readers. · What programs can be provided for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Liz Seegert discusses how the opioid epidemic is impacting older adults living in rural areas. • What unique challenges make it difficult to serve this population?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Devlin explains how mobile food markets are making an impact on food deserts in New England. • Is this model sustainable, impactful, and scalable? • Learn how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Philip Obaji Jr. at Global Citizen explains how a group of young schoolgirls in Nigeria is helping human trafficking survivors rejoin their communities and adjust back into life with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explains the role of nonprofits in civil society and the effect of these organizations on democracy. • How can nonprofit organizations encourage more participation and engagement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Schools Venture Fund released a study last year that found fascinating results about diversity and inclusion within education, primarily in regard to the percentages of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This guidance paper goes above and beyond what donors can learn — or already have learned — from a handful of excellent guides developed by the philanthropic community since Hurricane…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have created the costliest hurricane season to date, but this is also part of a trend of increasing frequency of billion-dollar weather disasters. And it’s creating a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is defined as change in global or regional climate patterns, which may include increases and decreases in temperature as well as changes in severe weather events. These changes in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • CEO Sandy Husk explains how AVID has successfully trained teachers to improve outcomes for low-income students, particularly students of color. • How can other programs learn from…