This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melinda D. Anderson explains how moving beyond the myth of meritocracy and understanding the role of socioeconomic inequality helps students of color understand their situation. • How can funders…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Sapna Parikh explains how VR is being used to train social workers to better prepare them before they interact with real cases. • What are the advantages…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Carol Dahl shares lessons from The Lemelson Foundation on upstream funding for sustainable development, emphasizing early innovation funding. • Who are the upstream players in your issue areas?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This 360 Magazine article profiles RespectAbility founder Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, who puts organizations on the spot if they fall short on equality for people with disabilities. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ben Liadsky and Andrew Taylor give five key tips for grantmakers to cultivate strong learning relationships in philanthropy and grant applicants. • Communities are dynamic, evolving, multi-layered networks, fueled…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Setting aside time to provide authentic and meaningful feedback to each student and be able to individualize the learning materials is critical for student success. Rachelle Dene Poth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study by the RAND Corporation confirms that campus mental health support groups have a positive impact on student mental health and well-being. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings discusses a new book by Harvard Education Press that urges public schools to recruit more millennial teachers of color to advance real reform. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cleveland’s Fairfax neighborhood is leaning into art in many forms to build community. • How can your community come together through art? Where is art already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alex Smith reports that flooding and extreme weather caused by climate change may cause Missouri’s mosquito population to grow, bringing disease that the state is unprepared to cope…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rose Lenehan explains that that stop-and-frisk policies expose the biases of police officers that operate under them. The data shows that black and Hispanic individuals were stopped more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although Lindsey Chitwood grew up with the sense that her parents were philanthropic, it wasn’t until adulthood that she understood the true importance of giving back to her community. Chitwood…