This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As heatwaves rage in Los Angeles, homeless individuals are avoiding cooling centers for fear of getting their belongings stolen and exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The collaboration of for-profit and non-profit interests can take various forms: social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, social investing, and strategic philanthropy, all called “blended value.” • Which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There are four main hurdles for effective, large-scale, reliable COVID-19 vaccine development over the next year. • One key challenge in vaccine development is accessibility. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are helpful strategies for states and schools to address the needs of students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Can education donors help provide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To provide podding infrastructure equitably, parents are banding together to think of innovative solutions to house the diverse needs of children and their families during this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • After six months of the pandemic, there are still significant shortages in staff and personal protective equipment within nursing homes. • How can donors help address PPE…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Ben Goldfarb details the opportunities to support rural civic engagement that donors can engage in and highlights essential considerations that must be taken into account. • Are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rachelle Dene Poth explains that educators can foster conditions and learning environments that are conducive to building useful skill sets for the future workforce. • Poth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marc Cohen and Jane Tavares unpack how the economic hardships caused by COVID-19 will fall inequitably, hurting minority seniors disproportionately. • Are you prepared to support those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • From universal basic income to mass debt forgiveness, Fast Company has some ideas to make the economy work for more people that might go mainstream. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at ForexTV emphasizes the importance of donors who’ve helped fund the critical success of HBCUs and their students. • Why are contributions to Historically…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute discusses the importance of Latinx voices in addressing the health and economic inequities disproportionately impacting Latinx communities during the pandemic. • How have…