This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To decrease the homicide rate of Black trans women, who are often pushed to the margins of society, activists suggest financial support as way to provide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Yale Divinity School profiles alum David Wertheimer, former director at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, who has dedicated his life to advancing social causes, specifically in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin Sessums interviews Adriadne Getty on her foundation, life, and the role her children play in her involvement with queer activism. • Adriadne Getty’s children inspire her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rainbow Railroad is a nonprofit organization spearheading a social media campaign to highlight LGBTQ individuals that are persecuted in countries for their sexual orientation. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ben Paynter reports that The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention group, is advocating for laws banning conversion therapy. • Are there laws concerning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Funders for LGBTQ Issues and Schott Foundation created an infographic of the findings that show the challenges for LGBTQ students and how philanthropy can improve LGBTQ education issues. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Fund for Trans Generations (FTG), spearheaded by Borealis Philanthropy, is one way donors can support trans-led organizing. • How are you promoting LGBTQ initiatives? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Joan M. Cook and Amy Ellis explain the unique stigma attached to sexual abuse for gay and bi men and how it hurts their health. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Colarossi reports that research has found that LGBT people – especially women – fare worse than their straight counterparts when it comes to cancer. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brenda Richardson explains how the Whitman-Walker Health System and Fivesquares Development partnered to create a mix-use development to create non-profit sustainability. • How can funders use this model to…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from the Alzheimer’s Association and SAGE reveals the looming concerns of the LGBT community related to dementia: including medical descrimination and isloation as barriers to…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report highlights workplace experiences for LGBT+ employees, indicating that there are still ways to improve the working conditions for these individuals. • What workplace policies…