This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a discussion of how inequity in the healthcare system negatively impacts vulnerable communities and action steps you can take to mitigate these challenges. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Supreme Court ruled to allow new “public charge” immigration rules to take effect – affirming the same kind of wealth test that condemned tens of…
In 2017, New Profit, John Legend’s FREEAMERICA, and Bank of America teamed up to take on this challenge and launch Unlocked Futures, an accelerator program with two key areas of focus:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A guide by the American Association of University Women provides key facts about the gender pay gap and why it exists. · How can donors and activists make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin J.A. Thomas, professor of sociology, demography, and African studies at Pennsylvania State University, explores the stigma and shaming of immigrant communities that can often follow an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 crisis, like so many before, is revealing and compounding deeply entrenched inequities in our society—inequities rooted in long-standing structural racism. In the United States, communities of color are bearing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public policy engagement is emerging as a crucial element of the philanthropic response to the COVID-19 crisis. It is especially timely, then, that new research out today from CEP sheds light on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Othering & Belonging Institute released a map visualizing racial disparities in Covid-19 to highlight state-by-state variations. • How is your state doing when it comes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • School reopenings will make it difficult for the population of educators that are high-risk (more than 18% of teachers in the U.S. and 27% of principals…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropic and government partnerships are successfully working in California and Washington to fill resource gaps, leverage government resources, or hold governments accountable to support those in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New research indicates that older adults were already facing food insecurity due to issues such as cost and access to food nutrition programs. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As more individuals continue to need support services, particularly in mental health, the strained health system is implementing creative means to help those who are struggling. …