This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Zipper demonstrates how COVID-19 has revealed major flaws in pedestrian infrastructure throughout the United States, many of which could be corrected with safe sidewalks. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mercy Chikowore, at The Women’s Foundation, calls for immediate action to finally tear down centuries-old walls of systemic oppression towards Black women and girls. • What can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As concerns about coronavirus loom over this Father’s Day, an article at Urban Institute calls for policy adjustments to support uninsured dads. • Uninsured dads are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy can play a role in addressing inequalities revealed by COVID-19 by supporting local community action and the infrastructure. • How are you utilizing charitable dollars toward…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Urban Institute, Rayanne Hawkins, Heather Hahn, and Alena Stern pinpoint how marginalized communities would benefit from making SNAP benefits accessible online during COVID-19. • How has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lindsay F. Wiley and Samuel R. Bagenstos expose discriminatory impacts of public health policy failures, which place disproportionate burdens on marginalized communities. • How have rigid public…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In an excerpt from Dan Heath’s book Upstream, the author explains the “push for zero,” a strategy for change-makers to eliminate issues entirely, starting at the micro level.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Smart Cities Dive, Cailin Crowe explains how Chicago’s appointment of Angela Tovar as chief sustainability officer addresses the relationship between racial inequities and climate change.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • William “Sandy” Darity and Kirsten Mullen, at Brookings, call for drastic, long-awaited changes to public policy to reverse decades of the American racial wealth gap. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Eco-Business, Neo Chai Chin highlights gaps in environmental, social, and governance data that wrongly report high health rankings in meat companies lacking in necessary safety…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In a video for Rand, Melanie A. Zaber, urges leaders and policymakers surrounding education to work hard to support students throughout COVID-19. • As public schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le explores the notion that philanthropy and nonprofit sectors have lost their collective imagination when it comes to creating a world that prioritizes equity and…