This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jhacova Williams details the disparities in employment rates for Black workers during the COVID-19 recession, mirroring the 2008 recession. • What role can funders play in creating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Joshua Alade highlights the work that needs to be done to remove the barriers that stand to prevent youth from entering the green economy. • What role…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A webinar at The Aspen Institute features leaders in summer youth employment programs, who discuss strategies for solving problems during coronavirus. • How critical are summer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacts the health and employment of Latino and Black families and entrepreneurs. However, the solutions might lie in local and state relief…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Authors at the Aspen Institute describe the various ways that state and local governments can boost quality jobs to ease economic insecurity. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rikha Sharma Rani shares how Los Angeles County is planning to support immigrant workers and businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. • What role can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Timothy J. Bartik proposes a federal block grant to create or retain jobs in distressed communities to raise earnings and address social problems. • What role can you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A study from Azim Premji University’s Centre for Sustainable Employment and the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship found that microenterprises are a promising way to increase job employment in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are several community-led, evidence-based approaches that local leaders can adopt to build job recovery initiatives. • How can donors help with job recovery programs and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Lindsay Louie explains that the way donors give to nonprofits affects the productivity of staff and the way they focus on work. · Are you giving in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors at Brookings argue that development organizations and governments looking to promote female entrepreneurship should focus on package interventions that address more than one constraint.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marcus Casey, writing for Brookings, explores what job recovery may look like beyond COVID-19, musing that job composition, training and skill-building may not return to normal. •…