This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the early months of 2020, we were getting ready to launch a new Ford Global Fellowship, a 10-year, $50-million investment to support leaders to shift structures and systems of inequality…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By 2050, the United Nations expects the percentage of the global population residing in cities to increase from 55 to 68 percent. Already, up to 70 percent of the food produced worldwide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Men are much more likely to die from COVID-19 than women. This is true globally – where the death rate has been about 50% higher for men. Notably, this gap does not appear…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this summer, Stanford economist Neale Mahoney sounded an alarm with a study he coauthored: Americans have at least $140 billion in unpaid health care bills sitting in collection agencies—making the country’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The sobering reality is that while Black Americans make up just 12% of the population, they represent 39% of people experiencing homelessness — the largest share for any population. In Los Angeles…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the effects of climate change becoming starker, climate philanthropy is taking off as never before. New players like the Bezos Earth Fund are making a splash and overall funding is rising…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic is reversing progress on girls’ and women’s rights, and shining a bright light on social, political, and economic inequities that persist. We are even further away from…
The glue for an inclusive, healthy and responsive democracy—like a healthy relationship—is trust. Democracy requires trust in the political apparatus, such as Congress, as well as trust between its people.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The melting Antarctic ice sheet will delay atmospheric warming by about a decade but speed up sea level rise, according to new research. The study, which appears in Nature, is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Based in Austin, Texas, St. David’s Foundation serves the Central Texas region (Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties) where an estimated 300,000 (14.5 percent) Central Texans lack health insurance. Texas is one of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children born very prematurely are at risk for cognitive and behavioral problems linked to excess screen time, a new study shows. Research has linked excessive screen time to cognitive and…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report highlights ways to increase access and representation of the Latinx population to tech entrepreneurship by creating digital skill-building pipelines to employment opportunities. • What…