This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Congress is currently debating President Biden’s $1.9 trillion proposal for additional coronavirus relief funds. The president’s proposal and subsequent proposals from the House Financial Services Committee include $25 billion in rental assistance funding to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Federal nutrition education programs have improved healthy habits among Americans in the U.S. Southeast, according to researchers at the Public Health Institute. Their recent study aggregated feedback from families and adults who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the sudden and widespread take-up of mortgage forbearance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new data were needed to understand the pandemic’s effects on the US housing market. Several data providers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The frozen food industry has seen steady growth since COVID-19 began, as people gravitate towards foods with longer shelf lives. “United States based frozen food sales increased 18.2 percent in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a time when consumer advocates warn to avoid filing your taxes on paper, people in prison and jail have no alternative. Want to monitor your credit history to guard against…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The largest dam removal in United States history is set to take place along the Klamath River by 2023, but getting to this point was neither easy nor quick. Water…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A team of scientific experts from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico are advocating for increased diversity in vaccine trials after publishing a new report that highlights a decade’s worth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Karen Cahn, the founder and CEO of IFundWomen, a four-year-old crowdfunding site for women entrepreneurs, has long known that her customers were predominantly women of color. But those women weren’t having the same success…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Full alignment of staff, resources and approaches with mission, vision, and values is ideal—but the reality is that many philanthropies have areas where this is not the case or don’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New Orleans is a coastal city. Situated where the Mississippi River Delta becomes the Gulf of Mexico in Southeast Louisiana, New Orleans is strategically positioned for commerce; however, its location…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the Nellie Mae Education Foundation began our journey through an equity assessment process over a year ago, we’ve been taking a hard look in the mirror to examine the…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are recommendations for how philanthropy can respond to the humanitarian needs of regional asylum seekers who have pending cases in the United States. • Beyond the…