This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research has developed a free, user-friendly computer model that demonstrates the importance of wearing masks and social distancing by tracking how infectious diseases…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Breanna Draxler, writing for YES! Magazine, provides an overview of the COVID-19 responses from Germany, New Zealand, Brazil, and Nicaragua to highlight what the United States…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Junior doctor Carlos Acosta, from Colombia and Brazil, shares his own experiences of discrimination within health systems and calls for more inclusivity for LGBTQ+ communities, investment in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • COVID-19 has an extreme impact on maternal health, family planning, and abortion services due to lockdowns and lost income as a result of the pandemic. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Open Philanthropy Project lays out opportunities for philanthropists to make an impact on criminal justice reform. • What role can you play in advancing criminal justice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Analytics (how data can turn into insights) can help provide organizations with real-time data about the impacts of COVID-19 on communities and can inform responses. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research indicates that nursing homes with higher concentrations of disadvantaged residents, lower nurse staffing levels, and lower scores on CMS five-star quality measures, had higher rates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David J. Peters warns readers of the recent uptick in COVID-19 infection rates across rural America, much of which lacks immediate health care. • Why are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melissa Breyer reports that research shows that plants can help combat air pollution in a cheap, environmentally friendly way that does not require technology. • Considering…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Zia Khan and John McArthur, at The Rockefeller Foundation, lay out a plan to blaze a path through crisis focused on the Sustainable Development Goals. • Why…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lindsay F. Wiley and Samuel R. Bagenstos expose discriminatory impacts of public health policy failures, which place disproportionate burdens on marginalized communities. • How have rigid public…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Smart Cities Dive, Cailin Crowe explains how Chicago’s appointment of Angela Tovar as chief sustainability officer addresses the relationship between racial inequities and climate change.…