This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the number of women—especially women of color—in US prisons grows, state departments of corrections (DOCs) face challenges addressing their needs. Before incarceration, many women experience violent victimization and trauma.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A study at SSRN analyzes the wide-ranging effects of private prison contracting on inmate recidivism and financial capacity. • How can you learn more about different…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was the second week in March when New York City, the city that never sleeps, shut down as it became the epicenter of the novel coronavirus in the US.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Conventional wisdom about nonprofit fundraising considers these two statements equally true: 1) Acquiring new donors loses money, and 2) Future gifts from new donors make up for the money lost…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Upon notification of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on the entire globe, Tribal nations implemented some of the most stringent preventative measures to protect their communities. Pandemics and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although nearly 90% of school superintendents said conversations about race and equity are either extremely or very important, only 21% said they were “very well prepared” for that responsibility, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As COVID-19 spreads through rural America, new infection numbers are rising to peaks not seen during this pandemic and pushing hospitals to their limits. Many towns are experiencing their first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s an old saying that every great victory is the result of many smaller victories that went unnoticed. As we undertake our individual and organizational racial equity journeys, I would…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the pandemic deepens the digital divide, a $20 billion rural broadband auction offers more of the same, critics say. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday launched the first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The paper in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research describes two studies that gauged how individuals responded to messages aimed at encouraging them to elevate the goal of staying healthy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Accelerating Readiness for Scale This fall marks an important anniversary for one of our newest investment portfolios, The Studio @ Blue Meridian. One year ago, we began a pilot program to…