This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Progress Imperative’s Social Progress Index illuminates life in 146 countries around the world, highlighting success and room for improvement. • How can funders use this information to direct…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This striking photo essay at The Atlantic shows the work of scientists studying Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers to assess the effects of climate change. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This post from NextBillion features a product that hopes to solve the problem of preserving food without electricity through a process called “evaporative cooling.” • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Stanford Social Innovation Review piece, The Bridgespan Group discusses philanthropy’s role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how bold action (or “big…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Homi Kharas and Rebecca Winthrop explain why prioritizing education access and quality in fragile states is essential for the achievement of the SDGs. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bill Gates is calling out for higher quality global education initiatives that will be investments in human capital and potentially address broader poverty concerns. •Why does Bill…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to the United Nations, world hunger has increased in 2017 due to major issues like climate change and conflict, raising concern for achieving the SDG to end…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The World Health Organization reveals new alarming mortality estimates that show how many millions of children under the age of 15 died in 2017, with projections…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tina Rosenberg explains how attempts to be philanthropic – including voluntourism and creating orphanages – harm the communities that are the supposed beneficiaries. • How can funders work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Emaline Laney explains how she stumbled upon the global health crisis of burns, which gets little international coverage and is a serious health threat in countries like Nepal. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good released the Global Trends in Giving Report which also includes insight on the behavior of North American donors. • The report…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Zachary Slobig how a community engagement approach can end female genital cutting around the world. • How can funders work with communities to develop a culturally appropriate…