This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Fortune, JP Morgan Chase’s Peter L. Scher urges corporate America to connect with local communities better and expand opportunities for the disadvantaged. • Collaboration,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As the Trump Administration attempts to shift the focus of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program towards abstinence-only education, groups using evidence-based methods granted funding under the Obama Administration are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools in Detroit are using home visits to foster goodwill and understanding between families and educators. • How can the tactics deployed in Detroit work elsewhere?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The environmental consequences of destroying the Central African Rainforest would be devastating for the region, but the economic hardship of banning the use of the forest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research suggests that the value and quality of teachers will affect students’ achievement rates. They found that experienced, well credentialed teachers apply to higher paying jobs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: LGBTQ discrimination is driving hundreds of thousands of kids into homelessness Tricia Raikes writes about Chapin Hall’s new study for Salon, outlining ways to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex reports on a UN financing forum, which urged action to help vulnerable Caribbean nations with debt relief ahead of hurricane season. • What would that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ take: • Kids that attend schools in Cajon Valley Union School District are exposed to a wide variety of career options starting in kindergarten to help them find their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As teacher salaries slip and costs-of-living rise, the profession becomes financially untenable for those accustomed to a middle-class life. • How can districts adequately compensate for the work that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Laura and John Arnold Foundation will be funding community research to understand frequent utilizers of emergency services. It hopes to create a new crisis response…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ed Whitefield, co-managing director for Fund of Democratic Communities, would rather focus on building community agency and voice rather than depend on resources from philanthropic foundations.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report from Third Way proved that the University of California school system is doing much better at enrolling, retaining, and ensuring that their low income…