This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The idea of equity – when one can no longer predict an advantage or disadvantage based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability – is not hard to grasp.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are five books that shed light on racial justice issues and build greater understanding of structural racism in America. • How can donors share and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that when states require insurance companies to provide coverage of infertility treatments, there is a decrease in maternal mortality rates. • There are many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are three actionable steps that you can take to give back during the COVID-19 pandemic and help connect people to resources. • Are these opportunities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gentrification is infuriating and, for the communities and cities we love, heartbreaking. The gentrification of cities involves affluent white people moving in, sometimes because they are attracted to the culture,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. General operating support is the ultimate vote of confidence in a nonprofit, as it allows them to act flexibly when changing circumstances require it. It is used most effectively when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This blog post from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy discusses the conundrum of organizations taking money from disreputable or dishonored sources: Keep it or give…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a recent Giving Compass article, New Profit’s Trevor Brown talked about the organization’s venture philanthropy approach to backing social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity in America. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Whitmire argues that the gender gap in education – particularly early literacy – persists because of a lack of motivation to make changes to a system…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Education Dive, Fuller Elementary in Chicago has seen improvements in African-American students’ test scores after implementing new grading systems, revising homework policies, and allow retakes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Structural and historical inequities make it difficult for Native American communities to respond sufficiently to COVID-19. Despite these barriers, communities have been able to take decisive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In his article, “The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking,” Michael Seltzer describes the characteristics of an effective social justice grantmaking framework as including the following: a…