This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Evan Ward writes and breaks down how he believes EA (Effective Altruism) can reach more and do a lot more good by investing in growing itself. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on Hershey’s launch of a program to prepare cocoa farmers for hotter temperatures caused by climate change, while also helping them avoid deforestation. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on the disappearance and melting of the Himalayan glaciers caused by climate change. The water supply from these glaciers is a source for…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Tony Birtley reports that distrust sowed by a fake vaccine program and misinformation about vaccines threatens a vaccine campaign in Afghanistan. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Angeline Mutunga shares how the death of her best friend’s mother prompted her to start educating women in her Kenyan community about cervical cancer, saving her mother’s…
Kathy Calvin is president and CEO of the United Nations Foundation. Her career has spanned work in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. She is a passionate advocate for multi-sector problem-solving, U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A team of investigators has found new evidence connecting food allergies and relapses of multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory disease activity. • How can donors help provide funds…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study released is showing that excessive temperature heat caused by climate change can affect fetal development, specifically heart defects. • What are some other health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melbourne’s RMIT University has a team of researchers who found that waste leftovers called biosolids can be converted into eco-friendly bricks. • Researchers also found that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Student-led climate change protests are sweeping the nation and have now reached the U.S., where many students will be protesting in mid-March. • What are other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lisa Witter and Odette Chalaby at India Development Review give 8 tips for how foundations, nonprofits, and others can effectively convey and convince their programs and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy In Focus highlights six lessons philanthropists learned on their journey of giving back. • Should all these lessons apply to every type of philanthropist? • Here’s an…