This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this opinion piece from the Heritage Foundation, Monica Burke argues that physician-assisted suicide will put saving money ahead of the ethical care of poor patients.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kathleen J. Davis explains that graphic warning labels on cigarettes are an effective deterrent except for those individuals who smoke within thirty minutes of waking up. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rice University students and researchers developed a high quality, non-invasive monitoring system that can detect t signs of high intracranial pressure. • How will this new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, Oscar Mayer Magnet School is looking to offer neighborhood families free tuition for preschoolers but not for students that are currently…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New Profit launched a campaign called #BreakthroughLeaders that profiles exceptional leaders working to tackle social issues. This post profiles Hanif Fazal, the CEO of the Center…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Upswell is inspiring grassroots social entrepreneurs through the SEED Lab, a ten month pre-accelerator for early-stage entrepreneurs developed by the Caravanserai Project. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mattie Quinn reports that as the Trump administration ramps up immigrant detentions and deportations, two states created policies to keep the children left behind out of foster…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This opinion piece covers the issue of minimum wage laws stating that currently it is particularly cruel to young workers just looking to gain valuable work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • It is reported that every hour you work contributes to the climate crisis. Fast Company suggests one way of fighting climate change and emissions is to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • John Swallow explains how liberal arts colleges can use nudges to increase the number of students that find jobs after college. • What nudges and support are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Donna Glassman-Sommer explains how California schools are successfully recruiting diverse teachers. • How can these methods be brought to scale? Could these strategies be used to improve…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Léon Digard and Elizabeth Swavola explain that pretrial detention based on inability to pay bail is harmful, discriminatory, and ineffective. • What are the pretrial detention…