This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine witnessing the destruction of your livelihood, your community, maybe even your very home, changes that force you and your family to have to leave and start over somewhere else.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. [Photo: The author and her sister reunited with their mother at John F. Kennedy International Airport in December 1983] I never considered myself a “refugee.” Growing up on Long Island, when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. NCRP: How would you describe philanthropy’s inclusion of and support for the Black immigrant and refugee community? Daranee Petsod: Very limited. The experiences of Black immigrant and refugee communities are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite regular news coverage from the U.S.-Mexico border, one population has received less attention: Transborder commuters. These individuals live on one side of the border, but regularly cross over for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Steve Dubb explains that philanthropy’s response to growing attacks on immigrants in the United States has been misplaced and insufficient. • How can funders work to fill…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stephanie Peng shares important insights about funding the pro-immigrant rights movement and offers concrete suggestions for grantmakers who want to make an impact. • Which of these…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Migration Policy Institute lays out the various sources of data on English learners (ELs) in the United States and offers advice about to compare and interpret…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s vice president Timi Gerson discusses the Movement Investment Project, a recent initiative to compel donors to fund local, grassroots-led movements rather…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Why would we ever leave?” That was a sentiment I heard over and over from my cousins and friends when I returned to Venezuela every summer as I was growing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard reports on research finding that migrants and refugees don’t spread diseases to host populations, though migrants themselves are often at higher risk of illness…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Graduate Center, The City University of New York argues that community foundations are uniquely prepared to support refugees because of their understanding of community needs,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to The Marshall Project, there has been an sharp rise in voluntary departure applications as immigrants decide to return to their native countries rather than…