This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In an interview with TIME, Rowan Blanchard discussed her personal struggles with depression and how social media has become a platform for teens to express their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New reports analyzing the effects of the global gag rule are coming out relaying the fear and confusion that it has caused within the global development world. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • G-7 development leaders had six young women activists from various countries discuss the problems facing women and girls on a global scale. They each had the time…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Migration Policy Institute reports on the growing number of immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. due to violence and political instability in the Northern Triangle. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute released information about how men and women give differently, and men are shifting their approach to giving toward impact…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Africa’s Mail & Guardian, Ford Foundation’s Nicolette Naylor discusses the need for tackling issues of sexual harassment, gender inequity and prejudices within the social sector.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropic efforts tend to fall into one of two models: “give the man a fish” (charity) vs. “teach the man to fish” (empowerment). Increasingly, impact-driven philanthropists understand that for truly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The California Wellness Foundation is making $13 million in grants aimed at closing the gap in medical research focused on women and people of color. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex reports on the efforts to prevent cervical cancer through screenings and wider use of the HPV vaccine. Funding is still a major challenge, but initiatives like…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. May 23 is International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. “I had gotten pregnant from rape. Then I lost the baby. Then I got a fistula. Then the pain of living…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex interviews Purna Sen, the UN Women’s new spokesperson for addressing sexual harassment and assault, about the need for more gender equity and empowerment. • In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Looking for guidance in venture philanthropy? Follow the leaders. New Profit, a Boston-based nonprofit with a focus on systems change initiatives, held its annual Gathering of Leaders conference in its…