This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Equitable Growth Policy Director Amanda Fischer talks with Mehrsa Baradaran, professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, about the persistence of the racial wealth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As COVID-19 devastates the poorest around the globe, economists will have to look for resilience strategies that incorporate inclusive growth and not focus only on macroeconomic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Measuring and Improving Student-Centered Learning (MISCL) Toolkit, developed with support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, helps educators assess the effectiveness of student-centered learning online. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Below are the eight most common trends in quarantine habits since the nation has gone on lockdown due to COVID-19. • One of the trends mentioned…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Deanna Van Buren and F. Javier Torres-Campos provide a bigger roadmap to coming up with solutions for mass decarceration during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Are you ready…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • From artificial intelligence to data gathering, technology already has a huge influence on philanthropy. Here, Mark Larimer from Foundant Technologies discusses how they can co-exist in better and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As part of the Liberate Philanthropy blog series (curated by Justice Funders), The Whitman Institute’s Pia Infante discusses how a trust-based approach can break through barriers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Right now, you might be sipping a coffee from a company that sources fair-trade coffee beans or maybe your recent purchase of new shoes means someone else will receive a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project focuses on increasing trust in grantee-funder relationships by using technology that encourages transparency between the two parties. • Individual donors can also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to a report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), cities need to build expertise and investment if they want to hit renewable energy targets. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are some key takeaways from Southern California Grantmaker’s Policy Summit which covered how philanthropy needs to protect and strengthen democratic resilience during COVID-19. • Donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Watson Institute program, founded in 2013, is an example of higher education that encourages entrepreneurship and student leadership through innovative partnerships. • How can donors…