This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In the 2017-2018 school year, state schools increased grant aid by almost $950 million, and research shows there was also growth in need-based assistance that year as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress included an art education question about participation which provides new data, such as state-by-state breakdowns. • How can arts…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Kay S. Hymowitz joins City Journal editor Brian Anderson to discuss Pennsylvania’s Williamson College of the Trades, a three-year school for young men offering a debt-free path to high-paying work, and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • J.B. Wogan reports that the Family First Prevention Services Act provides federal funding for evidence-based state programs that keep families together, rather than only funding services…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philip Ward explains how soup kitchens may be part of the solution to ending hunger, a major national problem. • From a policy level, how are we addressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pairin analyzed survey results revealing that motivation, independence, and ability to correct others are all behavioral traits of high-performing teachers. • Although it makes sense that high performing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To address truth decay, RAND Corporation complied a list of anti-disinformation tools addressing everything from bot/spam detection to whitelisting. • How can funders increase the effectiveness…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Gbenga Oyebode, Ford Foundation Trustee, discusses how Africa’s philanthropic sector is changing and evolving on the continent, through creating foundations and impact investment. • Oyebode says that international…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Shift, a California-based nonprofit, is launching a food waste recovery campaign and offers job training for individuals impacted by food-insecurity, homelessness, addiction, and incarceration. •…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The FAST Fund is a small nonprofit program that acts as a food scholarship for students who experience food insecurity in college. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly offers advice on how philanthropists can deploy assets other than financial capital, to advance causes they care about most. • What are your assets?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • JS Lee at YES! Magazine argues from past adoption experience that it takes a lot to break through the brainwashing and barriers of “whiteness” even for…