This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Heather Flaherty, at Grantmakers In Health, offers eight suggestions on how to impact change as an effective small foundation. • What can you do to stay within…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Many low-and middle-income countries can benefit from community-based models centered in expertise and support from community organizations in responding to COVID-19. • How can donors help identify…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • SmartAsset released a new study of 2020 Census self-response rates in U.S. cities and states, finding that coronavirus has significantly impacted the responses and has highlighted the digital…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a discussion of how inequity in the healthcare system negatively impacts vulnerable communities and action steps you can take to mitigate these challenges. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A guide by the American Association of University Women provides key facts about the gender pay gap and why it exists. · How can donors and activists make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Othering & Belonging Institute released a map visualizing racial disparities in Covid-19 to highlight state-by-state variations. • How is your state doing when it comes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jesús Gerena and Jorge Blandón explain how the Family Independence Initiative helps people in low-income communities connect to support each other and lift each other up. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Betsy Corcoran at EdSurge argues that students from low-income households not only suffer the most from online learning, but data shows they are the ones who are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marc Gunther discusses the issues around alleviating extreme poverty at scale, namely the cost associated with this type of endeavor. • How can you best address poverty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Rebecca Ruiz highlights eight mental health activists who are working to better the lives of those suffering from mental illnesses around the country. · What role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Equitable Growth impresses upon readers the importance of reviving unions for better wages and working conditions across the United States. • Reviving unions would have benefits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When thinking about the causes that are near and dear, most donors think about their contributions to their favorite nonprofits as “one way” transactions. A check is written, sent off,…