This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The United Nations Foundation shares six global issues that require shared action: climate change, the SDGs, funding the future, modernizing the UN, inequalities, and humanitarian crises. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shweta Roy at The Borgen Project discusses the top five critical global issues including biosecurity, destruction of nature, and social hostility, that need to be addressed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jason Flatt explains that The Plastic Atlas shows the impact of the global plastic crisis and the potential of various interventions to improve the crisis. • Are you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vanda Felbab-Brown and Paul Wise explain how COVID-19 will hurt those living in slums and the special measures needed to protect these populations. • Are you prepared…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Civil society organizations can help during the COVID-19 pandemic because they play a significant role in global development progress. • How can donors help international civil…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • COVID-19 presents barriers for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease. Here are five ways that caregivers can support them during this time. • What can communities do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent study indicated climate disasters have the potential to enhance the risk of armed conflict, but only in countries considered vulnerable. • How can disaster…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Komal Sahu, in an article for AVPN, lists four sectors that impact investing should focus on for increased resilience to global threats like COVID-19. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This article from Futurity shares the best practices for ensuring the safety of older adults as the pandemic persists in its global spread. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeffrey Pollack, associate professor of entrepreneurship in North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management, provides seven tips for businesses to stay open during COVID-19. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are five reflections on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted food systems, and the steps we can take to sustain food supplies. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Everyone from former First Lady Michelle Obama to actress Emma Watson has spoken about gender equality in recent years. While these prominent voices have helped create awareness of the issue,…