This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Futurity reports that a research plant in Zurich has created a solar refinery that can transform sunlight and air into liquid hydrocarbon fuels by extracting and splitting CO2…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chloe Bennett, writing for the United Nations Foundation, lists five facts about the United Nations and its work that you might not know. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A global study on attitudes toward vaccines indicates that people in some regions around the world have low trust in the effectiveness of immunizations. • How…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Some countries are using National Advisory Boards (NABs) to promote impact investing through collaborative, cross-sector work. Initiative for Responsible Investment unpacks practices of effective NABs. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Medium post from In Too Deep, The Omidyar Group’s Rob Ricigliano discusses three short-sighted presumptions in the nonprofit sector that often lead to long-term problems. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Wellcome post details efforts from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) to overcome the challenges of researching, funding and creating new vaccines around the world.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • UBS is advocating for more global partnerships to address and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. • How can other businesses replicate efforts to build and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Advancing progress on the SDGs could happen from tapping the private sector for assistance with capital and expertise. • What are you doing to contribute to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for PhilanTopic, Srikanth Gopal explains the three shifts in philanthropy that are needed to better design and evaluate social change: turning projects to systems, results to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Brookings Institution reports on the progress made by Africa towards the SDGs and highlights some of the key obstacles to achieving them. · What goals has Africa made…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The authors relay the discussions on education technology and equity from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference. · How can donors support the development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lauren Bradford, writing for PhilanTopic, discusses the various ways that philanthropists can play a part in assisting conflict prevention. • The author mentions that this issue isn’t…