This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace, in association with Alliance magazine and Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS), released an annual report discussing the inner workings of Russian philanthropy to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Summer Search is service program that identifies high school leaders and invites them to work on a sustainability project abroad that involves the local community. • There are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex reports on four nations that have been removed from the Committee for Development Policy’s least developed countries list, but notes that many challenges remain for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To attract a wide range of diverse and qualifies candidates, the World Food Programme is launching the Future International Talent Pool. • Is the talent pool model ideal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • International test rankings lack the nuance required to make appropriate comparisons between countries. • How can these test scores be altered to better represent global education…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The #RaiseitForward campaign encourages people to raise awareness about global water security by participating in a social media campaign. Last year, this campaign inspired major donations and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Understanding how individuals and groups weight expected and normative goods and bads can help to prioritize social projects. • What are the practical applications of this theory? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Blockchain, like any potentially transformative new technology, would benefit from shaping by effective altruists who can help to move the technology in the direction of positive impact. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review takes a look at the global wealth gap (via a World Inequality Lab report) and concludes that more collaboration among world leaders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The term gender-diversity means individuals with a variety of gender expressions that do not necessarily conform to traditional gender norms that people were assigned at birth. Gender-diverse…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Listening to beneficiaries is key to successful grantmaking. • How can more voices be included in conversations? Do conversations need to be restructured to make sure that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Nation reports on the 1st National Forum on Philanthropy in Pakistan, which included a call to fund more education initiatives for children in need and…