This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Trisko Darden explains why terrorists often target schools and students and why donors must keep this in mind when funding education projects. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation to offer WaterCredit microloans to increase access to clean water for people in poverty in India, Bangladesh, Uganda, and Kenya. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Steve Berg describes the trends that will dominate NOFA for Continuum of Care funding for 2018. • What can homelessness funders learn from this? How will these trends play…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessie Romero reports that impact investors are getting involved in pay for success programs that governments use to fund social programs efficiently. • Are pay for success…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2010 our center, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, published findings based on research conducted in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina describing children as the “bellwethers” of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • India Development Review provides 10 tips for a smoother transition from a corporate position to the development sector. Switching will be difficult, but also very rewarding.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chalkbeat profiles Chicago-area physics teacher Juan Espinoza who came to the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) and is now helping immigrant students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing magazine reports on infrastructure projects in the US and how much local governments are likely to dole out to support them. The increase year over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for the Vancouver Sun, Fred Lee discusses an arts education organization in British Columbia called Arts Umbrella, which encourages local youth to express themselves through…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Gale explains how Seattle used data to reform the city’s homelessness efforts, a project that is still in progress. • What can other cities learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses how nonprofit Solutions Change and the Department of Housing and Urban Development disagree on the approach to tackle homelessness which hinders progress in actually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • C4Q is a nonprofit based in New York that recruits underserved, low-income students to participate in computer programming intensive boot camps and hones their skills for future…