This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Welcoming San Diego is a multisector initiative to help credential and recredential immigrants to enter the local workforce. • Can this program be replicated in other cities?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute explored 100 U.S. cities with the most significant amount of Hispanic households and started mapping the Hispanic homeownership gap within those cities. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Direct Relief, along with its bot builder, Mind Heroes, have open-sourced their model of a chatbot that offers disaster relief guidance for other nonprofits to use. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that positive messaging about middle schoolers’ experiences can help boost attendance, behavior, and academic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are a few major takeaways from the 2019 National Conference on Ending Homelessness, focusing on topics such as affordable housing, racial equity, and advocacy. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard reports on infections with Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating amoeba. While rare, it is also deadly. • The author, who studies parasites, notes that there…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Clarissa Prazeres da Costa explains that female genital schistosomiasis has been neglected by the international community and needs more attention. • Are you prepared to step up…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Achieving real equality for women and eradicating gender-based violence can transform the world in many ways” stressed Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA. “The highest and most powerful…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part four of a multi-part series on voting methods. Read parts one, two, and three. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been discussing how Americans across the country can take…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There is a severe school nurse shortage in Chicago public schools, despite there being many reasons for schools to recruit and retain trained, professional nurses. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark at Getting Smart describes four trends in learning: Contribution, immersive learning, success skills, and guidance. • How are these trends seen in classrooms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At the College of William & Mary, mentors are available for neurodivergent students — individuals that identify as autistic, dyslexic, or having ADHD or other related traits.…