This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently, a high school student told me she was terrified to go back to school. “I know,” I responded, “it’s hard to feel safe with Covid and the Delta variant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Madeline Ostrander discusses the Mortenson family, who are forefront farmers and ranchers and their work may be the first step toward a better model of animal agriculture for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Board members should be held accountable for amending and organizing nonprofit governing documents to help review and manage critical information. • How can nonprofit professionals strengthen…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Authors assess four ways that businesses can learn from foundations as they try to expand into “opportunity zones.” • The authors worry that opportunity zone tax…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantbook is a technology company offering guidance on how to reduce organizational heartache and promote flow in philanthropy. • The author mentions that foundations set unachievable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Individuals are leveraging GoFundMe and other crowdfunding campaigns for relief from extremely high medical expenses. • What are the implications of crowdfunding for medical bills for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In July, the New York Times asked readers to describe what it’s like to be middle class in America. From more than 500 responses, the Times highlighted stories from seven families around the country with annual…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Northern Ireland, Catholics and Protestants are frequently segregated, with some neighborhoods divided by barbed wire fences, reflecting deep historical conflicts between the faiths. Ninety percent of Northern Ireland’s 1.87…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Carlos Sanchez-Gonzalez, now 16, grew up in the working-class South Baltimore neighborhood of Curtis Bay. He recalls first experiencing housing insecurity when he was about 9. “My dad thought it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Post-traumatic stress disorder is most commonly associated with war veterans, but it’s increasingly a problem for survivors of weather disasters. The 2018 Camp Fire, for example, was the deadliest in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Kelly Wofford is a veteran community engagement professional in the field of health care. This past March, after five years as director of community relations at Erie County Medical Center,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With students across California returning to classrooms earlier this autumn, it’s become undeniable that the ongoing pandemic is exacerbating systemic issues that long pre-date Covid-19. As in many similar districts,…