This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that many people on probation are low-income and are are not able to pay high probation fees, which keeps them in a cycle of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Martin Levine explains that the primary sources for public education funding in the United States – property taxes and private philanthropy – are inherently inequitable using…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lawmakers in Georgia have created a budget that will take effect in 2020 to provide tampons and pads to low-income citizens in an effort. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • James Paterson reports that a study found that wraparound services can successfully increase community college success for those in need. • How can these services be spread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene report that states are implementing various initiatives across the country to give more people with disabilities employment opportunities. • Which approach is the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There are various opportunities for colleges, foundations, policymakers, communities, and philanthropists to help increase the rates of single mothers graduating from college. • The authors note…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Efosa Ojomo shares three lessons learned from 10 years of work at Poverty Stops Here to help others make a bigger impact for poverty alleviation. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 5,000 people descended upon the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles this week for the 22nd Annual Milken Institute Global Conference. Leaders from finance, philanthropy, environment, and other sectors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ashif Shaikh, writing for India Development Review, suggests that for social justice to happen within districts of India, organizations must involve communities and foster agency to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 5,000 people descended upon the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles this week for the 22nd Annual Milken Institute Global Conference. Leaders from finance, philanthropy, environment, and other sectors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters reports that various states are creating alternative retirement plans in the form of automatic enrollment IRAs instead of traditional 401(k)s to create more accessible retirement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amy Anderson and Julia Freeland Fisher argue that poor and minority students are disadvantaged by the lack of extracurricular activities that are the first to go when budgets get cut. …