This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bill Gates offers his take on why donating to foreign aid groups and investing in global development aid is important for the U.S. economy. He believes that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank interviews Dr. Abou Tenkouano, member of the Steering Committee for the groundbreaking new report from The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEB AgriFood).…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New York City Department of Sanitation has a nonprofit arm which is trying to take an alternative approach to food waste management. DSNY is launching a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Marshall Project reports on a jail in New Orleans, where teenagers convicted as adults can earn credits toward a high school degree — but the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As you begin to prepare for another hurricane season, I urge you to consider making changes in your giving patterns for disasters. First, plan ahead. Set aside money now for planning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Humanitarian Peter John Dalglish is facing pedophile charges in Nepal, highlighting the inability of the country to oversee the NGO sector. • How can philanthropists encourage oversight to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • ARC is an insurance risk pool aimed to help African countries quickly recover from natural disasters, expected to increase as climate change intensifies. • Is this public-private partnership…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the years, venture philanthropy has introduced creative methods and breakthrough ideas to the world of philanthropy. Still for many, it has fallen short of its promise and has discouraged…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The upcoming ruling of the Janus case may allow members who disagree with union activity to opt out of membership. Carolyn Phenicie at The 74 reports that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • GlobalGiving answers some basic questions about Guatemala’s Fuego volcano eruption and how to help those impacted by the natural disaster. • More than 70 people were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The number of working teen students has dropped drastically since 1991. Writing for InsideSources, John Fry, president of Drexel University, provides a new approach to prepare…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Michael Bloomberg has pledged to donate $375 million to education initiatives in the U.S. over the next five years in order to help prepare students for college…