Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeffrey R. Young interviews Maria Klawe about her work in diversifying Harvey Mudd College, which has traditionally been populated by men. • How can funders help leaders like Maria Klawe…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Dr. Margy Jones-Carey explains how bringing social justice into school curricula can help to introduce social justice themes at a young age. • How can funders…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Rachel Tompa illustrates why targeted cancer treatments are critical for improving outcomes for cancer patients. • How can funders work to advance the research around targeted cancer treatments? How…
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Click here for more.When the Almeda Fire hit southern Oregon on Labor Day weekend just over a year ago, Christy Brooks was on her way home from her daughters’ school after picking up…
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Sometimes philanthropists — even the most well-intentioned ones — can “capture” the social movements they fund and then steer grassroots organizations and activists away from their original missions. We explore…
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Vu Le knows that his opinions can upset people working in philanthropy, nonprofits and fundraising. “We perpetuate the savior complex, the othering of people, poverty tourism,” says the NonProfit AF blogger and…
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Click here for more.The combination of increased news coverage of sexual violence and the #MeToo movement has made it easier for survivors of all kinds of abuse to come forward and tell their…
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Click here for more.In March 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which provides $1.9 trillion in funds across federal, state, and local governments. The funding streams are numerous…
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Click here for more.The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 brought with it a new awareness of the fragility of America’s health industry and the limited support system that is available for…
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Click here for more.On Oct. 28, President Joe Biden presented his Build Back Better Framework (BBB), a guide for legislative language for several proposals in his $1.75 trillion spending plan. Collectively, the proposal…
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Click here for more.Before we had kids, my husband and I (Tina) lived in a one-bedroom, rent-controlled apartment in Washington, DC. After a few months, our heating bill started to be unreasonably high—much…
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Click here for more.“Hello, my name is Melissa, and my son has expressed how excited he is to have a ‘man teacher’ this year, which in turn made me excited for him.” She…