This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • World Resources Institute reports on the need of cities in the global south to embrace the informal workers and support those who ply their own trades,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeff White argues that suburban schools should be taking the same precautions as urban schools to increase school safety. • What are the most effective ways to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The UN released the TEEB for Agriculture & Food (TEEBAgriFood) report outlining the health and environmental cost of food production around the world. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Northern California Grantmakers highlights the city of Stockton, which is on the rebound after the city filed for bankruptcy seven years ago. • Stockton’s revitalization is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · After the tragedy that happened at their school, a group of Parkland students demand change. Fast Company reports how the March For Our Lives organizers are finding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Ever since the recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., there has been an increase in requests for ‘active shooter’ coverage. Governing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex reports on the growing humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Kenya and other East African nations, where food security is low, droughts are constant and diseases plague the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · California has been struggling with an affordable housing crisis, but Sen. Scott Wiener’s failed bill to override zoning laws continues to be discussed. Governing magazine reports on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In 2000, the UN predicted the population in Egypt to reach 96 million in 2026. Although that seemed to be a large number reliant on rapid…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · School counselors play a vital role in the success of students, but in the 2018 fiscal year budget, the Trump administration proposed deep cuts to student support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Migration Policy Institute reports on the growing number of immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. due to violence and political instability in the Northern Triangle. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank’s Chris Coxon explains how GAFSP works to combat food crises through agricultural programs throughout the world. The primary funder of GAFSP – the United States –…