This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • World Resources Institute reports on the need of cities in the global south to embrace the informal workers and support those who ply their own trades,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The UN has reached agreement about changes aimed at realigning around the SDGs. • How can philanthropy work with the UN to achieve the SDGs? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The UN released the TEEB for Agriculture & Food (TEEBAgriFood) report outlining the health and environmental cost of food production around the world. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Gates Foundation just announced the launch of a new global education strategy with a $68 million budget for the next four years. In an interview…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Ways of giving differs around the world. The author discusses a few different locations and their most popular strategies in philanthropy. · How do motivations for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Parks are a common sight in cities, but most aren’t fulfilling their potential. New research highlights ways that parks can attract more visitors to improve public health.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank’s Chris Coxon explains how GAFSP works to combat food crises through agricultural programs throughout the world. The primary funder of GAFSP – the United States –…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In an interview conducted by Town & Country, John Paul Mitchell Systems founder John Paul DeJoria discusses how he built his empire and the influence his mother…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is not just blowing smoke: The fight against Big Tobacco is far from over. While new data from the National Health Interview Survey shows that cigarette use among U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Open Philanthropy Project discusses the impact that sexually transmitted diseases besides HIV have on global health and wonders why more private donors don’t do more to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Eko receives a reward from keeper Christine Anne. As a child, I always looked forward to visits to the Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) – the animals, the plant life, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex explores the role that data and social media platforms can play in assisting humanitarian aid efforts through the International Committee of the Red Cross’ new…