This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social distancing measures during COVID-19 can cause social isolation, which can exacerbate other health risks and lead to disconnectedness. • What can donors do to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are a series of steps that energy professionals can take to provide equitable solutions to address the interconnected crises of racial justice and COVID-19. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors highlight the need to ensure that domestic abuse survivors are safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and have access to safe housing after the pandemic. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kristina Wahl and Paige Chapel explain that mission-aligned investment opportunities can come in the form of funding community development financial institutions and investing in local social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Generations United released a report chronicling how many children grow up in grandfamilies due to a parents’ substance abuse problems exacerbated by the opioid crisis. • How can philanthropists and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fist to Five is quality voting. It has the elements of consensus built in and can prepare groups to transition into consensus if they wish. Most people are accustomed to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • John King and Myra Jones-Taylor explain how certain policy changes could give babies and toddlers a better start in life. • How can funders help to shape…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at Urban Institute calls for the deconstruction of historical, intergenerational racial inequality as we rebuild our economy during COVID-19. • How has the history…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing Magazine discusses how local policymakers are trying to use evidence to create better programs for young children experiencing trauma, but new federal foster care rules…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Rebecca Adamson shares the views of Native Americans on Wall Street and what we can learn from indigenous people about scarcity, a fair economy, and how to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Pew Research Center reports that roughly half of lower-income Americans say current economic conditions are hurting them and their families and only benefiting the rich. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As coronavirus continues to reveal deeply embedded, fundamental injustices across the globe, Lisbeth B. Schorr, at Medium, calls for a complete reconstruction of social institutions. •…