This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In a post on Devex, ChildFund International discusses creating safe environments for children worldwide, specifically with their PUENTES project in Honduras. Listening to communities has informed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Journey Program helps the siblings of children who have passed away to cope with their grief. Through counseling and events, children get age-appropriate support as they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Contrary to long-prevailing opinion, student’s reading skills are best served by learning a wide range of topics rather than by focusing solely on reading itself. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An aging population ensures increasing demand for nurses, who are not easily replaced by automation technology. Nurses are paid well and can expect job security in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools in rural areas are preparing students for new, high-paying clean-energy jobs. Wind farms are, by necessity, located in rural areas where they provide stable, middle-class…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grom Social offers kids and parents a safe, monitored social media platform with anti-bullying content built in. • How can safe alternatives help keep kids away from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A teacher from the Kipp Team Academy in Newark, NJ provides insight into his program called ‘Siwaju’ which empowers students to talk about topics closest to them,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dallas News details a new report about Dallas County that reveals wide gaps in wealth, educational opportunities and mobility among different ethnic groups and socioeconomic classes.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing magazine takes a look at the efforts in several states to create retirement savings programs, knowing that there is a severe lack of them at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bloomberg interviews Howard Buffett, brother of Warren, about his research on US border security and the drug epidemic. Buffett says we must address the increasing demand for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Project SITE in Indianapolis teaches students with disabilities to be independent, including riding the bus and functioning on their own. • How can other cities follow this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lack of access to universities and sufficient internet access for online classes is keeping many Americans from higher education. • How can existing schools attract more…