This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, Michael Bloomberg announced a $150 million gift to my alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, to provide permanent funding for a hundred STEM PhD students from minority-serving institutions. The gift is noteworthy not for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the second wave of COVID-19 rages through the country, media and global donor attention is focused on the supply of oxygen in its various forms—even as the country grapples…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From school closures to devasted industries and millions of jobs lost–the social and economic costs of the pandemic are many and varied. Covid-19 is threatening to widen inequalities everywhere, undermine…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Experts at The Aspen Institute argue the need for programs like the American Rescue Plan to be inclusive of Latino workers and business owners. • Why are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States’ motor vehicle fatalities continue to rise. Preliminary data from the National Safety Council found an 8% increase in traffic-related deaths in 2020 with a total of 42,060, the highest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines makes public health sense, economic sense, and moral sense. But if vaccine distribution remains as grossly inequitable as it is today, there…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A take-charge attitude at work typically earns men positive performance reviews, but for women, assertiveness only gets them so far. Although workplace evaluations are supposed to be merit-based, the study…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was a Saturday night in Albion, a small city just east of Battle Creek, Michigan, and teenagers lined up for a dance at the school gym. The price of admission? A…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Native Americans in Philanthropy sits at the crossroads of the largely non-Native philanthropic sector and tribal communities. We are at the center of a network of various partner organizations and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students from groups historically underrepresented at colleges are continuing to be left out at higher rates than their peers, new data shows. The report, from two groups that advocate for college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Candid, a non-profit that tracks and analyses global philanthropic funding, has been following Covid-19 relief over the past year. A report released in March 2020 found that more than $20 billion was…
Our #AskHer webinar this month focused on the impact of gender-based violence on AAPI women. On May 19th, we had a poignant discussion on how our culture, institutions, and systems…