This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Surina Khan, writing for Medium, discusses the changes at Women’s Foundation California during the pandemic. Mainly, how feminist leadership has helped the foundation adapt funding practices to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are lessons from Borealis Philanthropy on becoming better funders during the COVID-19 crisis, which touch on how to support organizations and partners effectively. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are four ways that organizations can follow to ensure they are implementing the best practices to keep everyone safe and protect volunteers. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In this series, I have made a case for a seismic shift in philanthropy away from attempting to fund pre-defined “outcomes” by controlling grantees. Rather, we want to lean into…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum reports that research suggests that free lunch for all – entire schools in poor areas receive free lunch – has widespread benefits including reduced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum reports on a study that suggests how free lunch for all programs in school, especially those targeted in high-poverty districts, could result in fewer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sophie Edwards explains that approximately 750 million people over the age of 15 still lack basic reading and writing skills. Global literacy across the world needs to improve and is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson reports that research has revealed that pooling school taxes at the county or state level would increase per-pupil funding for 69% of students in the U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Race, ethnicity, and homelessness are thoroughly intertwined. This conclusion has been leaping out of data reported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in recent years, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lerato Mogoatlhe reports that WHO has warned to African governments that a lack of testing for COVID-19 leaves large gaps in knowledge of the spread of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In light of school closures caused by COVID-19, millions of students are home for the remainder of the academic year. Philanthropy will play a vital role in the response to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is supporting research on the COVID-19 pandemic that will address critical data gaps and provide insights. • Are there opportunities for…