This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kathy Wong is a traveling social entrepreneur who created Moeleco in Sydney, Australia. It is a rubber flip-flop manufacturing company that donates a pair of school shoes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • McDonald’s upskilling program is in the form of a new initiative called Youth Opportunity that aims to put individuals on the path toward employment through workforce…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alexandra Monday discusses famed French humanitarian Albert Kahn and his attempts to bring a wider understanding of the world through color photography in the early 20th…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author examines the role philanthropy should play in challenging inequality and provides five ways to take action. • Are there examples of philanthropists or foundations that are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review examines how many southern-hemisphere social enterprises excel at planning, scaling, and extending their influence — important lessons for the rest of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Robinson Meyer discusses research the suggests that fracking causes significant, localized health consequences. • How can funders protect communities from the health impacts of fracking? • Learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explains why it would be in businesses’ best interest to align their missions with SDG goals. Small-to-medium businesses specifically should be doing this because they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ahead of Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, Global Citizen discusses some of the advocates that are working to improve lives in sub-Saharan Africa, including the Water…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Global Financing Facility plans to invest in global health by working with local governments and healthcare facilities to allocate necessary funds and possibly finance health-related solutions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rihanna is helping the Global Partnership for Education, an international collaboration of donors and developing nations, to garner support and invest in girls’ education. • How are collaborative…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Clifton Leaf explains how an experimental vaccine developed by a for-profit company helped avert a potential Ebola disaster. • How can businesses orient their decision-making around social good as well…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Joseph Darius Jaafari describes how nonprofits are using virtual reality to promote empathy and healing to further their causes. • What other areas would benefit from VR application?…