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Giving Compass’ Take: • Eloy Ortiz Oakley and Marisa Martinez share insights into the efforts of community colleges and the lives of community college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.  • How can…

This podcast specifically discusses issues and solutions in California, but the learnings about public-private partnerships are more broadly applicable.  Robert Stromberg leads the Housing Ready Communities initiative at Destination: Home,…

Giving Compass’ Take: • CityGrows, a workflow automation platform for local governments, released its 2020 U.S. Remote Government Preparedness Index to understand which mid-sized cities are fully digitized.  • The report indicated…

Giving Compass’ Take: • More companies are leveraging digital platforms and other technology to strengthen corporate volunteer programs so that all participants are satisfied. • How could your employer’s CSR…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Government agencies, private agencies, and nonprofit organizations are responding to food insecurity in three key ways: Boosting households’ food buying, supporting emergency food resources, and protecting…

Over the past two weeks the coronavirus has canceled tens of thousands of volunteer activities taking place all over the country. Libraries are closed, Girl Scout Troops are staying home,…

Whether it’s continuing to provide short-term project funding, requiring onerous proposals and reports, or holding too tightly to their sense of control and expertise, too many foundations are approaching their…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Neil Schoenherr explains that COVID-19 highlights the underlying problems of inequality within the healthcare system.  • How can you best address health equity in your community in…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Mackie Jimbo explains that as restaurants reduce or eliminate food service during the COVID-19 pandemic, the undocumented workers they employ, or used to employ, lack social support.…

For anyone steeped in civic engagement in America, the importance of the 2020 Census, underway right now, cannot be overstated and is impossible to ignore. The count determines how government…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Funders for LGBTQ Issues lays out specific strategies for funders to address the health and wellbeing gaps identified in the first part of this series. •…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Jay Singh, a long-haul produce trucker, shares his story of how coronavirus impacts his work and affects food supply chains.  • What are potential solutions to…