This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Elisa González discusses the non-academic support – including mental health and parental interest – that students in difficult situations need. • How can funders identify and provide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Harvest Public Media, Madelyn Beck explains how The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food hub database is helping to connect all types of farmers to commercial businesses…
Giving Compass’ Take: • PACE evaluated the Year Up program, offering technical training and internships to low-income, urban youth, and found the program achieved high levels on multiple measures. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In order to build up the U.S. economy and unlock potential, we need to strategically support marginalized communities. • What are ways that marginalized communities are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report from the Hope Center at Temple University revealed that many students attending colleges in Chicago experienced housing or food insecurity. • How are colleges…
Giving Compass’ Take: • OPRE and MDRC evaluated the Young Adult Internship Program in New York and found that early outcomes indicated higher labor force participation and wages for participants over the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Isabel V. Sawhill and Christopher Pulliam share six important facts about wealth in the United States that can help inform policy and philanthropy. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to the World Poverty Clock, and others, global poverty reduction is slowing down. · How can philanthropy play a role in solving such a large-scale issue?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicole Goldin shares insights into the Women Deliver conference in June 2019 highlighting the ways in which the private sector is ensuring women are included in growth. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katharina Fenz and Kristofer Hamel share concerning child poverty data that reveals that children are the cause and consequence of poverty. • How can funders work to break…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As technology, business, finance, and global supply chains begin to emerge, it presents an opportunity for private and public partnerships to come together and connect refugees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • For those struggling to afford bare necessities, money is a significant barrier to well-being and happiness. • What is the cutoff point where money no longer makes…