This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report from the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate reveals that taking climate change seriously could produce $26 trillion for the global economy. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Olivia Kestin, Joe McCarthy, and Erica Sanchez report that five photographers are recording the world’s environmental crisis in unique ways. • How can funders support impactful art like this?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 32 years at Landesa, I met thousands of marginalized people who saw their path to prosperity blocked because they lacked rights to the land on which their lives depended.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Laurie Goering reports that Amnesty International is calling out the slow progress that the world has made in preventing and preparing for catastrophic climate change. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Upstart Co-Lab post examines how impact investors can expand their portfolios in the creative industry, whether it’s eco-friendly fashion brands or sustainable design incubators. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People would always give me a quizzical look. “And what is that, exactly?” they would ask, if brave enough to reveal their naiveté about what was to become the next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Blockchain is creating a flexible and robust financial system for the developing world, circumventing the large financial institution banking model. • Can blockchain and cryptocurrency maintain robust…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three years ago this month, we experienced collective anguish at an image of a toddler, face down on a sandy beach in Turkey. His picture was picked up by news…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Johnson & Johnson is devoted to achieving gender-equitable practices in its business model by offering employee benefits in women’s leadership and executing philanthropic efforts to advance women’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Climate scientist Kevin Trenberth explains the role of climate change in wildfires, and why the trend of increasing wildfires will continue. • How can funders use this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on a growing hunger crisis in Australia, where more than three million people and 1 in 5 children have been “food insecure” over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This article from Alliance magazine discusses a new report about the issues around Asian-Australian diaspora philanthropy and the barriers to expanding it. • Mainly there’s an…