This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cafécollege Houston is an example of a “storefront” college advising center that helps reach low-income students of color that might not otherwise be receiving any guidance before…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the most memorable classes I ever attended was a graduate school seminar at which one of my professors was presenting the thesis of his current work to two…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • After the recent meeting of a group of 181 CEOs from the Business Roundtable convened to redefine the purpose of a corporation, more stakeholders from private…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Harvard Business Review interviewed Melinda Gates about her recent pledge of $1 billion to accelerate progress toward gender equality. • Gates explains that ever since…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Education Dive, the Los Angeles Unified School District announced that it will now begin to report extensive data on foster care youths in school, looking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • DJ Jaffe reports that advocates are calling for the expansion of Kendra’s Law – which reduces interactions between mentally ill people and police to reduce adverse outcomes. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Climate Reality Project explains that the 1.5 degrees Celcius threshold for climate change is a rough boundary between destructive and catastrophic climate change. • How can…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This TED Talk from German biopharma director Matthias Müllenbeck proposes reinventing the way we reimburse healthcare practitioners in the U.S., paying them for every day that a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As more colleges are expanding or adding programs that help students with intellectual disabilities, federal funding is running out for some of these initiatives next year.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast, Seth Barron, City Journal’s associate editor, and Rafael Mangual, fellow and deputy director of legal policy at the Manhattan Institute, discuss the implications for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Colorado Springs Food Rescue community-driven model is overcoming barriers to food access and creating a more sustainable food system. • How can donors help fund more innovation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Moshe Hech at eJewish Philanthropy cites numerous research studies that reveal the connection between volunteering and happiness. • What are the reasons that you volunteer your…