This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although major power companies are making pledges to achieve net zero emissions by the mid-century, many are finding it difficult to let get of fossil fuels. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A new bill in Wyoming proposes allowing school districts to set their own attendance rules when determining what is “excused” and “unexcused”. · What impact would…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Smart Cities Dive, Mayor Jenny Durkan of Seattle has signed an executive order which will advance the city’s Green New Deal. · What is included…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the years, we’ve seen homelessness philanthropies shift from funding mostly shelters and programs to funding systems-level work. We’ve helped our member funders think through systems change by challenging them…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At two Brooklyn Elementary schools, the Department of Education will host interventions to screen entires grades of students for dyslexia as part of a pilot program. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Youth philanthropy has yet to be astutely defined. There will never be a clear answer on how to cultivate a life-long giver. What we do believe holds true is that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ramboll is an engineering, design, and consulting company that partners with a local Indonesian nonprofit to help build bamboo houses that can stand during earthquakes. • In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study indicates that only a small portion of individuals considered high risk for an opioid overdose can obtain a prescription for naloxone. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The OHS, the National Association of Elementary School Principals and AASA, The School Superintendents Association recently agreed that K-12 leaders should collaborate with early education providers to…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Dr. Sara Bleich of the Harvard Chan School of Public Health sits down with Sarah Blackburn of Edible Boston to talk about the key to effective nutrition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women (and girls) have been at the forefront of the environmental movement, galvanizing communities to respond to climate change, adopting socially responsible practices in philanthropy, and fighting for pro-environment legislation.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le, the former Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps, explores common challenges and frustrations of the nonprofit sector and lovingly lampoons philanthropy for its shortcomings.…