This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vanessa Ford discusses with Stephen Noonoo at EdSurge how schools can build supportive and safe environments for transgender students. • Currently, seven in 10 LGBTQ students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Universite psychology professor Zaki offers five strategies that can help individuals build and cultivate the skill of empathy. • Why is it important to develop…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sage Anderson at Mashable interviewed Sarah McBride, a transgender spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign, on why there needs to be urgency for LGBTQ advocacy now. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Youth Villages offers foster care transition services for teenagers that are 18-21 who age out of the system, but still need support finding housing, jobs, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent analysis revealed 25 U.S. counties that will potentially experience measles outbreaks over the next year using data on air travel volume, non-medical childhood vaccinations,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In the aftermath of the college scandal and the messy realities of entrenched privilege, the College Board is trying to find a quantitative solution to create…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights a venture-backed technology startup, FoodMaven, that is tackling the industrial food waste problem by allowing food producers and suppliers to earn a profit from…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Ithaka S+R shares this review of the state of postsecondary education in prisons and recommendations to strengthen access to educational opportunities for prisoners. • Are there prison…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maggie Koerth-Baker discusses new research that quantifies the influence of money in politics, finally shedding some light on a well-known but not well-understood phenomenon. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New data confirms that a record-breaking number of students experienced homelessness during the 2016-17 school year. The number of students who experience homelessness each year has been steadily ticking upward for more than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melissa S. Kearney shares policy solutions that would provide a better social safety net for American children to facilitate long-term success. • How do these suggestions align…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katherine Fulton, writing for Medium, believes that we need to improve upon strategic philanthropy by incorporating a more diverse array of players and approaches in philanthropic giving. …