This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investing in the leadership of young women of color is a strong bet for our country’s future. Our communities will be stronger, our systems will be stronger, and our democracy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New York City Young Men’s Initiative (YMI) and the Milwaukee Public Schools Department of Black and Latino Male Achievement (BLMA) both demonstrate the potential for place-based initiatives that focus on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our intent in this publication is to offer some simple, pragmatic approaches to evaluation. The most effective evaluation efforts are tailored to the size, scale, and complexity of the initiative…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jung Hyun Choi and Laurie Goodman, in an article for Urban Institute, outline cyclical causes of the homeownership gap between black college graduates and white dropouts.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marguerite Ward, at Business Insider, suggests six alternative means for the next generation to avoid crippling debt from typical undergraduate degrees. • How have college expenses…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Brookings, Marcela Escobari and Ian Seyal summarize a visualization of revealing data on job growth and industry location. • Why is it so important to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In a brief on Education Dive, Natalie Schwartz reviews a recent report showing students’ preference to stay local in online schooling. • How might this data…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I was listening to NPR’s On Point with Sacha Pfeiffer last month on innovation. Her guest was Mark Stevenson, a U.K.-based futurist who caught my attention by saying he doesn’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Speaking at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference, Nan Roman reflects on the state of progress in the fight to end homelessness, discussing various causes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, Jasmine Hayes indicates racial inequities — specifically in education — are the root of our problems in addressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In a brief at Smart Cities Dive, Jason Plautz outlines a recent report’s strategies to drastically reduce carbon emissions with changes to inefficient transportation. • Why…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In a series on board development, Tamela Spicer discusses the powerful benefits of correcting the gross lack of diversity in nonprofit boardrooms. • How could better representation in…