This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The affordable housing crisis isn’t new. It isn’t even an “emerging” crisis. Our country has been in the midst of it for decades and neighbors in our communities who are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Almost all respondents (97 percent) agreed that their mood disorder has had a lifelong impact; however, the impact on an acute scale is particularly profound, with 72 percent of respondents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The nonprofit sector is hugely diverse. Nonprofits come in many sizes and structures, with different purposes, approaches, contexts, strategies, issue areas, and communities served. Yet nonprofit leaders agree on a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many nonprofit leaders point to the importance of consistent, long-term, and flexible funding for their ability to do effective work, while also frequently describing challenges that result from short and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marc Gunther, writing for Nonprofit Chronicles, interviews founder and executive director of Faunalytics, a research organization that assists animal advocates in becoming more effective changemakers. • What are the challenges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2014, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation assembled 12 of the country’s leading funders focused on early childhood development into a new collaborative. We set…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While one version of rural philanthropy focuses on long-term support of rural places, an increasing number of rural donors are centering their giving around issues that are often viewed as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this paper from the American Sociological Association, authors Joscha Legewiea and Jeffrey Fagan discuss the effects of aggressive policing on the education of minority youths.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Hechinger Report story, Sarah Gosner highlights the vocational schooling system in New Jersey, including some of its downsides. • How might other places implement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from the Arkansas Times, author Leslie Newell Peacock highlights a recent endowment by the Windgate Charitable Trust into arts education. • Some may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Chalkbeat, the authors discuss how mayor-elect of Chicago Lori Lightfoot is likely to affect change in the city’s education system. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lindsay Marcal at Independent Sector interviewed Erin Souza-Rezendes, Director of Communications of MENTOR, about the impact of mentorships and the challenges that arise in this field. •…