This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list of ways that nonprofit organizations can navigate coronavirus by supporting staff and communicating needs with direction and clarity. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark explains that educators must prepare their students for the wave of artificial intelligence, new data and robots that are being called the Fourth Industrial Revolution. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Social Programs That Work paper analyzes a Portland, Oregon-based volunteer tutoring program for at-risk readers in early elementary school. • Start Making a Reader Today (SMART)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this excerpt from “Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition That Is Shaping the Next Economy,” Nathan Scheider explores how the co-op movement could help us…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New Profit spotlights various social impact leaders and their work in education, criminal justice, racial equity, and workforce development. • How can donors support social entrepreneurs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The economy, natural disasters, big breaking news, election cycles, etc. all make catching potential donors’ attention and investments more difficult. In the course of a normal year, these dynamics are commonplace and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eric Dayton, manager of a digital infrastructure for the education nonprofit buildOn, discusses how utilizing data and limiting silos can help drive progress in social change. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • California’s weighted student funding formula has impacted support systems for English learning and low-income students. • How can officials address the changes in the funding formula…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Molecular biologist and viral researcher Maureen Ferran answers five primary questions about the process of coronavirus testing. • How is testing criteria changing rapidly? What can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly explains how philanthropists can start to think about the best ways to work remotely in the wake of the COVID-19. • How are your…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mark Sullivan and Tim Bajarin describe how the News Literacy Project is providing lessons to teach students how to spot fake news. • How can funders help to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that colleges and universities can boost income mobility for low-income students if selective institutions equalized representation of low-income students with academic qualifications. • What…