This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report by the USC Center for Immigrant Integration sheds light on how immigration policies can impact immigrant students and families in the Los Angeles School…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I read with interest the recent NCRP blog post that summarized the “Let Communities Lead” session at last year’s great Upswell convening in Chicago. Because I led a session on rural funder…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Reuters reports on the recent outbreak and spreading of the coronavirus in China and what The World Health Organisation has to say about it. · What is said…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Following an order from a federal judge, Al Jazeera Media Network reports that nine parents were reunited with their families in Los Angeles after being separated by the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · At the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting this past week, leaders from the West Coast spoke up about the growing homelessness crisis and called for collective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Districts are offering autonomy and freedoms similar to charter schools, and in return, schools must meet high student outcome standards, creating a third option called autonomous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Senator Cory Booker is introducing a bill promoting baby bonds, or American Opportunity Accounts, to reduce America’s racial wealth gap and provide more opportunities for young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A panel of three federal judges recently dismissed a youth climate case against the federal government. • Environmental law professors believe this case is groundbreaking because…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chobani yogurt is committed to alleviating food insecurity in schools by forming partnerships with other food organizations and paying off school lunch debts. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New research indicates that 38 percent of mass shooters are also perpetrators of domestic violence. Recommendations from researchers include gun restriction laws around domestic violence to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Erin Halley at VolunteerMatch shares data from a UnitedHealthcare 2017 study that demonstrates the benefits of volunteering on adults’ physical and emotional health. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The sign of a high-performing nonprofit organization is one that can implement a coaching culture that helps them to manage change successfully. • How can donors…