Giving Compass' Take:

• Eva Longoria discusses her philanthropic foundation which focuses on two issues that are very close and important to her: helping women in the Latina community and the importance of education (specifically in STEM). 

• How can donors help get involved with her foundation or others like it? 

• Here's another example on famous women using their platform to shine a light on women and education. 

This week, the Eva Longoria Foundation—actress, director, producer, and philanthropist Eva Longoria’s six-year-old organization devoted to bettering the lives of Latinas through education and entrepreneurship—will hold its star-studded annual gala in Beverly Hills. In addition to celebrating its own successes, like a recently announced partnership with Best Buy, the evening will honor Gina Rodriguez and Zoe Saldana for their dedication to humanitarian causes.

I remember wondering, who are all of these people helping us, and they were just community philanthropic organizations. To me, it was important to continue that and give back, with or without fame.

Here, Longoria discusses what inspires her philanthropic work, which has brought thousands of young women to new opportunities in education, paired them with mentors, provided their parents with methods to support them, and offered scholarships to cover higher education and the associated costs.

Read the full article about women and education by Adam Rathe at Town & Country Magazine