This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the years, venture philanthropy has introduced creative methods and breakthrough ideas to the world of philanthropy. Still for many, it has fallen short of its promise and has discouraged…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · During the first half of the school year, New York City schools reported over 4,200 cases of bullying across the city. Chalkbeat discusses the number of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In the developed world, Scabies is understood to be a disease of the past. Now, The Conversation reports that research is being conducted to find a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, Incourage Community Foundation’s Kelly Ryan talks about working in rural Wisconsin and investing in human capital rather than numbers on a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · For-profit colleges are gaining at the expense of veterans and vulnerable students. As The Hechinger Report states, predatory colleges are conning vulnerable people into attending their schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy News Digest interviews Maurice Jones, CEO of Local Initiatives Support Corporation in which they discuss how the investments his organization makes in the community will bring…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A working paper by the UC Berkeley economist Jesse Rothstein builds on the research that education alone won’t necessarily help a child reach the same income level…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Samasource is a nonprofit organization that empowers local communities by providing digital literacy training to people in developing countries and connects them with companies that may need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Meredith Kolodner shares how Grand Rapids Community College is making laptops available to students for free to help those who can’t afford their own computer complete their coursework. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Urban Institute discusses how those involved in community development need to engage with their constituents more to truly understand their difficulties and trauma. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our mission at the Heron Foundation is to help people and communities help themselves out of poverty. Our strategy calls for us to address root causes and invest in organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex reports on the growing humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Kenya and other East African nations, where food security is low, droughts are constant and diseases plague the…