This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Jake Siegel at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, recent trials show that simple blood tests, or liquid biopsies, are a reality and may serve as an effective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Starting a foundation can be a time for deep reflection, joy, and connection; which is why we love our work so much! NCFP provides a number of services and resources…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Daniel X Matz, writing for PhilanTopic, reviews Phil Buchanan’s Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count, which explores how philanthropists can become better givers. • Buchanan…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lake Forest Country Day School (LFCDS) in Chicago houses a STEAM program for its students to create makerspaces that produce innovative projects. • How can donors support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Stringer at The 74 explains how expeditionary learning connects students with their communities using project-based instruction. • How can expeditionary learning help students with skills sets…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Natalie Schwartz, writing for Education Dive, explains that colleges are implementing more mental health initiatives for Gen Zers. • How can mental health support on campus help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark at Getting Smart discusses the importance of student contribution and five ways schools can support it. • How does this idea align with the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Lerner Foundation shifted from transactional to transformational philanthropy by investing in partnerships that fund a sustainable long-term mentorship program for young people in rural Maine. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marques Chavez at Alliance For Charitable Reform writes on the debate over limiting charitable deductions for the wealthy, however, if a plan was implemented, it could change how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from AEI, author Frederick M. Hess argues that elite colleges should switch their admissions processes to a lottery, just like K-12 charter schools.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Getting Smart post explores ways to communicate, develop, and monitor the behaviors essential to creating healthy school culture, always keeping positive reinforcement in mind. • There’s a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author details ways to get better engagement from volunteers and how to keep them inspired as retaining volunteers is difficult — and retaining good volunteers is even harder. …