This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wisconsin’s only active female-led venture fund is making strategic investments in pre-revenue start-ups and companies selling products created by college students. • The managing director of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Florida discusses a study that shows that since 1980, wage growth for the highest-paid workers has been roughly triple that for the lowest paid, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Women’s movements help strengthen gender equality, yet unrestricted and sustainable funding for these initiatives is lacking. Françoise Girard, writing for PhilanTopic, explains how funders can support women’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Persis Eskander, a researcher at the Open Philanthropy Project, discusses the problem of wild animal suffering and questions to consider when trying to address this issue. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has necessitated transitions (from the workplace to the classroom) that are difficult to navigate — and successes thus far have surely been inconsistent. One of the biggest challenges during COVID-19 has been many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A couple of years ago, I attended a national conference of government officials focused on advancing racial equity in their communities. The conference began with a number of local government…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute hosted a conversation with corporate leaders to discuss how the private sector can pursue racial justice without being performative. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Arctic fires this year in Alaska and Siberia are releasing an excessive amount of carbon emissions into the atmosphere and are contribute to additional atmospheric warming. …
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Global Innovators Group convened expert health leaders to understand what it would take to maintain essential health services during this unprecedented time. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • CEOs and board leaders share seven ways to make considerable changes in diversity and inclusion practices. • What is your organization doing to take DEI programs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • School administrators need to decide how to provide SEL support for students returning to school as they prepare for re-openings amid the pandemic. • Some experts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Centre for Public Impact recently released How to Fail (Forward): A Framework for Fostering Innovation in the Public Sector, to help local government embrace mistakes…