This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As more than a dozen countries transition away from multilateral concessional assistance over the next few years, it is crucial that the shift is as smooth as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nearly half of working single parents in the U.K. live in poverty and that number is expected to increase in the coming years. • How can policies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Institutions are moving online and leaving low-income people behind. Detroit residents are building their own networks to get access to key services. • How can existing institutions become…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Libby Schaaf, mayor of Oakland, proposes plans to make her city more equitable and inclusive by addressing access to quality education and justice reform. • Libby Schaaf’s ideas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review examines the March For Our Lives Movement and how it’s helped expose traditional gun lobbying talking points that focused on mental health,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Parkland Students Check Their White Privilege By Acknowledging Black Activists Battling Gun Violence Vibe reports on how Parkland students engaged with young activists of color from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools in England with selective admittance increase privilege gaps and fail to produce better results. • How are students divided into schools in your area? Is there…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Community schools offering needed services beyond education see academic benefits for students. • How can philanthropy support community services to help schools? What are the most effective methods…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cross-cultural mixing that occurs when people emigrate has significant economic potential. Policy can help facilitate that process to increase returns for all parties involved. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • When cities begin to spread into farmland, county services experience strain and often struggle to keep pace with growth. • How can policy shape growth so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Starbucks claims to have finally closed the gender pay gap between employees by working with women’s organizations and developing a toolkit. • Now that one corporate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Having a high school age son who is involved in choir, theatre and many other musical adventures, I am grateful to have ongoing opportunities to be exposed to new musical…