This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Ballone explains why all students, not just those who struggle to read, can benefit from reading interventions that push them to improve. • How can funders expand…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Roger Bate argues that personal medicine importation is illegal for economic, not safety, reasons and should be made legal to help low-income individuals. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ann Schimke reports that while suicide attempts remain very rare for children under 10, there is a concern that it is becoming more common. The root…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amelia Harper reports the content of a U.S. Chamber of Commerce discussion on how to address the skills gap through education, specifically early education programs that will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do you define philanthropy? When I think about philanthropy, I think about Nelson Mandela’s philosophy of Ubuntu, which stands for universal support for humanity, and the philosophy “I am…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Future of Good podcast, Indy Johar, founder of Dark Matter Labs, discusses the future of collaboration and systems change. • How does collaboration align…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Elisha Brown, writing for The Atlantic, interviews Harper Poe, founder of Proud Mary Global Textiles, about her trajectory in ethical fashion and her beliefs on the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In Longmont Colorado, St Vrain Valley school district incorporates agile processes for innovation in classrooms to achieve academic excellence and support more student programs. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tianjia Liu et al., developed an app to prevent premature deaths by tracking Indonesian fires, their smoke, health risks, and land management strategies. • What are other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School (MELS) located in Queens, NY, shares promising ways to promote diversity in school districts. • How can donors help advance the mission…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • For The First Step Act (First Step), the Department of Justice created a risk assessment tool called PATTERN to support the credit system that helps prisoners…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Julia Freeland Fisher, writing for The 74, lists three ways that schools can develop competency-based education by focusing on and optimizing student relationships. • What are the…