This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Melissa S. Kearney and Magne Mogstad explore the concept of a universal basic income program in the U.S. and argue it would do little to reduce inequality.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lindsay J. Peterson explains that the aging population does not have adequate information about assisted living options. • How can funders best close the information gap for…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Insights from the Family Caregiver Navigation project can be applied broadly in efforts to support family caregiving. • How can this learning advance your philanthropic efforts? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy is rooted in unjust power structures and systemic inequities, but we can re-imagine a world that works for all of us and examine philanthropy’s role in helping to shape…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jessica Campisi reports on research published in the journal Education Finance and Policy and explains that the most harmful effects of teacher turnover are felt by students who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Simone Weichselbaum and Wendi C. Thomas explore how police departments can better use their resources through intentional police officer allocation to improve safety without increasing the size…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · As the cost for child care in the US rises, family find themselves unable to afford quality care. Here, Urban Institute explains how state policies have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · CityLab takes a look at new research on police brutality towards African Americans and reports that it is still unknown whether such uses of force are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Anne Kazimirsk informs readers of the impact of informed empathy on building stronger giving foundations. • How can informed empathy create a deeper, more authentic giving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Natalie Schwartz reports that a federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy which would have made it easier to impose reentry…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Robin Hicks describes the 10 reasons for climate optimism that Assaad Razzouk, chief executive of Singapore-based renewables firm Sindicatum, discusses in his podcast, Angry Clean Energy Guy. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Diane Mapes takes a look at the real harm caused by “in-your-face” headlines, faulty stories of scientific research, and mass coverage of such stories with little evidence. ·…