This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Case Foundation discusses the applications of open source technology to advance digital philanthropy through increased transparency. • Many organizations can be slow to adopt new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tim Newcomb issues a warning to those hoping to receive new technology promptly, as schools’ remote learning demands have created long-lasting shortages. • How can you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Without access to unemployment benefits or health insurance, undocumented immigrants face a tough path through the global pandemic, according to Patti Verbanas at Futurity. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: • Adrienne Day, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, explores data-driven options for nonprofits to build trusting, impactful relationships with donors. • How important is trust in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kristi Schulenberg urges people to begin planning to implement the CARES Act to protect people struggling from homelessness. • What are the benefits of the CARES act?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicole Lewis and Maurice Chammah discuss the impact of coronavirus on prison families, who remain uninformed and unable to visit. • What can we learn from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chris D’Angelo takes a look at how oil spill potential in the United States remains shockingly high ten years after the explosion of Deepwater Horizon. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Isabella Garcia offers some examples of technological innovations and their potential for preserving fading indigenous languages. • What can you do to preserve essential cultural practices…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fay Twersky, vice president at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, recently launched The Listening Post, a monthly note dedicated to lifting up exceptional ideas, voices, and questions that can help all…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Several tech experts discuss the challenges that COVID-19 exacerbates for students who don’t have access to the internet and are falling behind in distance learning. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list of ways for funders to improve feedback and communication with organizations and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. •Why is feedback from communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Unemployed household workers face layoffs due to COVID-19 but are consistently left out of the legislation. Government aid should increase loan eligibility for this population. •…