This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The head of infectious diseases at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo answers key questions about how to protest safely…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kathleen Enright, writing for Council on Foundations, discusses how philanthropy should work to fix a broken system that alienates people of color and disproportionately strikes these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our democracy is at a crossroads. Nearly 70 percent of Americans say false news and information impact their confidence in government institutions. Individuals are reluctant to provide information for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to the most recent Point-in-Time data analyzed in The State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition, 2016 began a trend in the number of individual adults experiencing homelessness, rising annually from that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is, of course, no silver bullet for eradicating racism. But in the spirit of thinking globally while daring to act within the realm of things we can control, foundations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andrew Miller, writing for Getting Smart, outlines the principles of place-based learning that ultimately support student advancement. • How can place-based learning enhance student engagement? What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers Kimberly Zarecor and David Peters discuss how small towns in Iowa are “shrinking smart” to maintain quality of life as their populations decline. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Angela Glover Blackwell shares her insights into the diverse activists working to engage the political process and how this can lead to a robust and authentic civil…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark explains that place-based education is a personalized learning style that puts emphasis on experiencing the community, culture, and place in order to develop student…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Kimberly Zarecor explains her ‘Shrink Smart’ project and why rural towns in America that are losing population should focus on the residents they have rather than trying…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do you define equity and how much emphasis do you place on advancing equity within your organization and through the grants that you make? How diverse is your board…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thirteen years ago, I was part of a group that formed New Generation of African American Philanthropists (NGAAP-Charlotte), a giving circle based in Charlotte, North Carolina. My peers and I, after months…