This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), alongside the Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), released an expanded suite of resources and resilience tools to support green building initiatives, helping cities and businesses mitigate the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Through the unsettled ending of the last school year, to the unprecedented beginning of this one, school communities continue to exist in a state of flux. Some districts are using…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power has spoken out about a backsliding on multilateralism, saying it is “mindless and self-defeating” to refuse to work with other nations when confronted with global…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Born into one of the world’s richest families, the Rockefellers, whose vast wealth was amassed from the American oil boom in the late 1880s, Eileen Rockefeller Growald is a venture philanthropist…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Plastic straws are designed to be used once, but they remain in the environment nearly forever, contributing to the ocean plastic pollution crisis. In recent weeks, multinational corporations like Starbucks,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People who earned a bachelor’s degree at Florida community colleges were making about $10,000 more annually than their peers who received associate degrees in similar fields four quarters after graduating, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Erum Mariam speaks with IDR about the need for movements and organizations to recognize the power of communities as a driver for change. • Why is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at Philanthropy News Digest reports on a partnership to make rapid COVID-19 testing affordable and accessible to low- and middle-income nations. • How is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Candid began tracking philanthropic gifts for COVID-19 on February 3, 2020—two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control confirmed the first U.S. case and as evidence of the pandemic’s disastrous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Yes!, Staci K. Haines encourages readers to take steps towards resilient healing in order to create better outcomes throughout the chaos of injustice, COVID-19, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aaron Klein and Ariel Gelrud Shiro, at Brookings, explain why the U.S. must reform policies that currently exclude hard-hit Latinx families from COVID-19 relief packages. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Anne Eidelman reflects on her role as the head of an organization, offering tips on confidently leading with impact in the footsteps of a founder. •…