This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A survey by Cygnus Applied Research found that 56% of respondents expected to give about the same amount by the end of 2019 and into 2020 as they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this study, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), has helped opioid users curb their addiction, using mindfulness approaches and tracking brain function. • What are the limitations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Fu discusses recent research that suggests that food deserts are not a major defining factor in the nutritional quality of a household’s grocery purchases. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Anna Wolfe and Michelle Liu discuss Mississippi’s modern debtors prisons where inmates work low-wage, sometimes dangerous jobs to pay off debt. • How can funders advance the rights…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brentin Mock explains how CityLab and urban sociologist Junia Howell worked to create a liveability index to rate cities for black women. • What can we learn from disparities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Martha Fedorowicz shares how the urban Institute’s new tool (currently in beta) works to assess the potential social impacts of Opportunity Zone investments. • Are you ready to engage…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mike Gaskell, principal of Hammarskjold Middle School in New Jersey, describes how he used a reading initiative help integrate an in-flux of unexpected students. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Environmental writer George Monbiot believes that the future of food will be in lab-grown technology, and the farming industry will soon become irrelevant. • Monbiot explains…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) showed a 2.7 increase in homelessness over 2018, spurring more urgency in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women nationwide are joining forces to become savvy impact investors: Learning together, moving money toward social change, and seizing opportunities to go beyond traditional philanthropy. And you can join them.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This article from YES! Magazine argues that the resilience of food production in the face of a changing climate will depend on both traditional ecological knowledge…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Microsoft is entering a three-year partnership with the city of Charlotte, NC, creating a regional center that aims to advance tech innovation and the STEM workforce. …