This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Noel Healy, Jennie C. Stephens, and Stephanie Malin explain why dependence on fossil fuels does not only contribute to climate change, but is dangerous to communities’ health, human…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Dual Generation partnership, part of the Family-Centered Community Change Initiative, is a consortium of city agencies and social service providers that works on improving early childhood…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By nature, family philanthropy is a deeply meaningful and evolving endeavor. Families are notoriously unique in their approaches to giving together, yet there are common stages and transitions that all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Climate change-related flooding and wildfires are causing havoc for farmers around the US and create unique hurdles in front of young farmers looking to start their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) is partnering with various prisons to better serve incarcerated students and help them obtain degrees. • What role can donors play in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • F3News reports on recent policies from Twitter and Pinterest aimed at eliminating misleading voter information during the upcoming U.S. elections. • Many people use social media…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Bahn details an agenda to rebalance the economy towards fair worker treatment and racial equality. • How could supporting this agenda influence others’ responses? How might this economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Chalkbeat touches on a new study examining the demographic disconnect between school board voters and the diversity of public school students. · What can be done…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Sarah Holder at CityLab reports on a new affordable housing movement launched in the Bay Area by the activist group Moms 4 Housing. · How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Brookings Institution, Randall Akee evaluates diversity in economics and why there is less representation of women and minorities in these professions. · What can be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Urban Institute take a look at the factor contributing to the current affordable housing crisis, including scarce resources and expensive labor which reduce the amount of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Midwest is becoming more diverse due to the influx of immigrant students, specifically focusing on schools in Sioux City, Iowa. • The author maintains that…