This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • United Nations Foundation tells the inspiring story of a young man named Gatluak, who escaped Sudan as a child when war ravaged the country, and is now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · When immigrants and refugees seek asylum, they often feel the need to exaggerate their stories or they will be ignored. News Deeply talks with a young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ryan M. Eller explains how immigrations funders can maximize their impact by working toward the long-term solution of fostering cultural change through storytelling. • How should funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 tells the story of a 16-year-old boy from El Salvador who overcame many obstacles to escape violence in El Salvador and come to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • James Fallows reports on a town in the Midwest that relies on immigrant labor to keep its meatpacking industry alive, despite a political sentiment that’s often…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen profiles Muhammed Muheisen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who has done most of his work in conflict zones, capturing the lives of vulnerable people. • Muheisen’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive reports that one in ten immigrant children in U.S. schools arrive with interruptions in their learning and are approximately two grade levels below their peers. • The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Brookings Institute, one Washington insider examines the divisions that exist when it comes to immigration both here and abroad, along with the consequences on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Mission Continues tells the story of Carolina, an immigrant, military veteran, and fashion designer who decided that after completing a five year ESL program, she would…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings explores the psychological effects that immigrant children separated from their families at the border will have on their longterm development, and addresses the urgent need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christina Vercelletto explains how teachers use music – and other media – to help students acclimate to the classroom and how this benefits the world. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • One teacher tells her story of how she uses music in the classroom to help immigrant students learn English in the Indianapolis Public Schools Newcomer Program. • How…