This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amy Anderson and Julia Freeland Fisher argue that poor and minority students are disadvantaged by the lack of extracurricular activities that are the first to go when budgets get cut. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christine Schmidt reports that The Seattle Times and the Seattle Foundation are working together to raise money for investigative journalism. • Is this the best way to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michelle Berkeley shares six learnings about building impactful data culture from Sarasota County Schools. • How can funders work to support schools that want to use data more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this interview, climate justice advocate Ruth Miller explains how climate change is impacting Indigenous people and discusses how collective power can be a solution. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By National Alliance to End Homelessness The State of Homelessness in America charts progress in ending homelessness in the United States. Using the most recently available national data, it is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Durell Coleman and Marie Trudelle share a framework for disability-inclusive design for organizations to understand how they can better serve everyone. • What tier do organizations you are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Positive Pathways: A Landscape Analysis of Programs Serving Native American Boys and Young Men highlights the need for greater support from philanthropy. • How can funders work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Education is the second-most popular area of giving for individual donors, but it also can be a daunting one. Understanding the landscape of the US education system, what the challenges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lauren Barack, writing for Education Dive, explains how pull-out programs for gifted students help them to develop other skills to further their education. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brian Bulmer, writing for Getting Smart, explores how creative learning spaces in K-12 schools can drive progress in STEM instruction. • How can donors help schools foster…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Candrice Jones shares her story about dealing with school lunch debt and the negative impact it can have on a student’s academic experience. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melinda Gates’ new book, The Moment of Lift, is a memoir about her life and work at Microsoft, touching on themes relating to #MeToo and women in the…