This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • One Chief technology officer for the Highlands School District is ensuring that cost-effective equity practices are happening district-wide. • What kind of resources do schools need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le explores why investment in BIPOC leaders is crucial and how philanthropy can improve the way it supports these leaders to address burnout in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An event hosted by Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (J.E.D.I.) Collaborative and Food Funded discussed the barriers for Black investors to support Black food businesses. • One of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alyssa Wright offers advice on setting your giving mindset in order to produce real justice in communities around the world. • Are you asking yourself the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melissa Greiner highlights grantmaking shifts that foundations are making in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. • What permanent improvements can you make to your grantmaking in this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bryce Pardo, Jonathan P. Caulkins, and Beau Kilmer explain why treating the fentanyl crisis like a drug epidemic will prove ineffective: users are not intentionally taking fentanyl. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Edie Rubinowitz teaches solutions journalism as a beginner course at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago to her “non-traditional” students, some of whom have lived experience with the issues…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A video from The Aspen Institute explains the potential for community financial institutions to support entrepreneurs of color during the pandemic. • How are coronavirus and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Practicing self-management can enhance the relationship between the CEO/ED (chief executive) and the board and yield benefits for the entire organization. Self-management means practicing the relationship behaviors that make oneself…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Emily Widra and Peter Wagner, at Prison Policy Initiative, explain how prisoners are suffering as initial efforts to reduce jail populations during COVID have slowed. • How…
Giving Compass’ Take: • At The Aspen Institute, experts discuss how we can encourage governments to take risks and use them as opportunities to learn from their mistakes. • Why…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Bryce Pardo explains how the illicit supply of fentanyl flows into the United States and what it means for overdoes deaths. • How can funders use…