This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • With the right tools, modern agriculture could potentially address sustainable development goals and put effort toward climate action. • What barriers currently stand in the way of advancing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Using the case study of Agricare in Ghana, Stanford Social Innovation Review argues that funders looking for data on impact should start by helping investees deliver a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen reports on some of the key issues addressed in President Trump’s UN Speech including sovereignty, foreign aid, refugees, human rights, immigration, and energy. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen tells the story of Ruvimbo Tsopodzi, a child bride who took her case to Zimbabwe’s highest court and convinced her country to ban child marriages. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Skoll Foundation post, Water For People’s Kim Lemme discusses the systems change needed to address the continuing water and sanitation crisis around the world.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • With sexual harassment and assault continuing to dominate headlines, The United Nations Foundation discussed ways that all individuals can play a part in ending violence against…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Yogesh Rajkotia criticizes the practice of “patient tracing,” which can be motivated by performance-based financing, arguing that it violates people’s privacy. • Are PBFs solely to blame,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ana Uzelac discusses how anti-refugee narratives in Lebanon have undermined aid efforts intended to support Syrian refugees. • How can funders effectively push back against anti-refugee narratives? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kaysie Brown reveals five key themes discussed at the 2018 UN General Assembly: SDGs and climate action, youth participation, the role of the private sector, emerging issues, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Funding for UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, is becoming more limited, and the organization needs to look for alternative support from countries in the EU. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Village Enterprise is a small NGO that provides cash and business training/mentoring to impoverished communities living in rural Kenya and Uganda through sustainable anti-poverty approaches backed by data.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The International Monetary Fund is addressing gender inequality through five main avenues: female labor force participation, financial inclusion, gender budgeting, legal barriers, and research/analysis. • IMF started this…