This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State and local governments are struggling to adapt to the massive unemployment surge resulting from the COVID-19 crisis and the simultaneous need to change how they deliver career services to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our exit strategy from the Covid-19 pandemic relies on investing in research. But finding a vaccine won’t be enough – effective treatments have to be part of the strategy, too.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people every year, especially young children. It’s also exceptionally dangerous to another at-risk group: pregnant women. Researchers have estimated that 10 to 20 percent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As farms expand into the Amazon rainforest, felled trees and expanding pastures may open the way for new Brazilian exports beyond beef and soybeans, researchers say: pandemic diseases. Changes in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years, the rights and experiences of LGBTQ people have been a growing subject of national news media coverage, scholarly research, case law, and policymaking. Within the educational context,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 47 percent of American families are living with hunger, according to a report by No Kid Hungry. For Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) families, the…
Alex Amouyel is the Executive Director of Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Solve is a community of cross-sector leaders devoted to identifying and supporting solutions to actionable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Corporate diversity pioneer Bernard Kinsey offers 20 ‘guiding principles’ to ensure a diverse and equitable corporate culture in the workplace. • How can philanthropy contribute toward prioritizing inclusiveness and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Homi Kharas, writing for Brookings, argues that global poverty has worsened due to a lack of political will and international leadership, and not solely because of COVID-19. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This article highlighted at The Counter discusses Minnesota’s state legislature which has invested in a unique, heavily utilized Rural Mental Health Outreach program for farmers. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funding to fight HIV among gay and bisexual men and transgender women is a fraction of what it should be, researchers said, with advocates blaming stigma for the shortfall. Gay…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Decades of research have shown that children who attend high-quality early care and education programs arrive at kindergarten better prepared to learn than those who do not. In recent years, there has…