This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An important part of youth development is social-emotional learning, but teaching it doesn’t come easily. Jessica Lovins works at WINGS for Kids, an organization working to provide at-risk…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · EdSource reports that there has been a growing number of homeless youth in rural California, especially after many families were displaced from their homes due to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social enterprises face a range of challenges in accessing early capital to grow. Conscious Company shares successful methods for accessing the necessary capital. • How can philanthropy support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Esther Honig shares the concerning picture of the rural veterinarian shortage – low wages and high student debt are leaving farmers without the expert care they need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Community Foundation H/Z shares how they are supporting the development of affordable housing in their area through Housing Next. • How can affordable housing be part of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Albert Muchanga, African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry shares insights into the process of and potential for the African Continental Free Trade Area currently under consideration. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The opioid crisis affects the rural community in a myriad of ways and philanthropists and funders do not know exactly where and how to help. • Should philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over its nearly four-decade history, Mercy Corps has continuously expanded through private, public and civil society partnerships to “help people recover from disaster, build better lives and transform their communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors researched how to support young low-income college students to expand their opportunities for career development after graduating. • One key finding from their research was post-graduation employment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This keynote speech from the 2018 Donor Committee for Enterprise Development in Toronto, Canada, published by Brookings, explores the surge in Africa’s youth population and what that means…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • After interning at Feedback Labs, Ying He shares the importance of feedback in running any sort of institution, organization, or business. Feedback provides leaders with information regarding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At The 74, Derrell Bradford discusses the segregation in America’s schools and how reform opponents use it as an excuse for underperforming schools, even though the…