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Giving Compass’ Take: • This report, from the International Organization for Migration and the Migration Policy Institute, analyzes global migration throughout 2020 and the impact of COVID-19 border closures and…

Our cities are becoming more digital. The intention is to make life easier for the people who inhabit them — but is it working out like that? Transportation in particular has…

Prioritizing who receives the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines available saves lives and reduces spread of infection, a new study shows. While there is mostly universal agreement that older people…

Ten years after the United Nations recognised water and sanitation as human rights, the world finds itself reeling from the devastating toll of COVID-19, a virus against which hand-washing and…

People who gave birth in the hospital and their nurses report the negative consequences of hospitals’ pandemic policies in a new study. “We found that visitor restrictions and separation policies…

Climate-related disasters – floods, storms, droughts, and heat waves – have been on the rise and are demanding urgent attention. With 30 named storms, 2020 was the most active hurricane season on…

Giving Compass’ Take: • The Annie E. Casey Foundation explains why it is essential to connect foster children with permanent families, even if they are close to aging out of the…

The discourse around philanthropy tends to focus on giving by High Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs) or companies, through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arms. However, data tells us that neither has…

The political leaders coming from around the world for California Gov. Jerry Brown’s climate action summit recently grappled with a lot of urgent deadlines to drive down emissions, but one…

For philanthropy to advance equity in all communities, especially low-income communities and communities of color, it needs to be able to understand the demographics of the organizations being funded (and…

The COVID-19 pandemic has reached the one year mark. One year of change, of loss, of resilience, and of learning. For Surfrider’s Beach Cleanup program, this past year has presented challenges…

Corporations like Delta Airlines, Microsoft, and Coca-Cola have spoken out publicly against the measure and Major League Baseball moved its All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver. So, which is it?…