This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A working paper by the UC Berkeley economist Jesse Rothstein builds on the research that education alone won’t necessarily help a child reach the same income level…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Samasource is a nonprofit organization that empowers local communities by providing digital literacy training to people in developing countries and connects them with companies that may need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart reports on how educators at the Austin Independent School District emphasize the impact that great teacher-student relationships have on achievement. · What approaches do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · After recent tragedies across the nation, students and parents are advocating for more social and emotional learning. The Aspen Institute shares a collection of statements addressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Charity Navigator discusses the recent eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano and finds the top organizations that are helping those affected by the devastation. • For many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Meredith Kolodner shares how Grand Rapids Community College is making laptops available to students for free to help those who can’t afford their own computer complete their coursework. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Neil Shah is the co-founder of community crisis app called Concrn which serves as an alternative to calling the police when someone is concerned about a homeless individual primarily…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • When funding youth initiatives, grantmakers should focus on the importance of youth relationships and proposals that suggest that those are the building blocks for positive youth development. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As there have been numerous floods in Houston, city planners are figuring out ways to structure and redesign the city so that it will become more resilient. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Daniel Bernhard from the Toronto consulting agency Mushroom Cloud discusses ways that nonprofits can attract younger talent to their ranks: Embrace innovation. • How many organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chalkbeat discusses a University of Texas teacher prep program which aims to entice STEM students to enter the profession through an accelerated credentialing timeline. Test scores…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In an article at TriplePundit, Chris Jarvis discusses ways we can commit our resources to cultivating the creativity, ingenuity and skillsets of people in order to reach the…