This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Educators in Memphis are addressing disparities in contracts between local schools and minority-owned businesses. • What are some underlying causes for the racial disparities in Tenessee school districts? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • KPMG East Africa’s International Development Advisory Services (IDAS) firm helps rally impact investors and development finance institutions to invest private finance grants in the development of Africa. • Will…
In Pittsfield, Mass., which has struggled economically since the departure of General Electric in the early 1990s, the power of feedback is evident at “Working Cities Wednesdays.” There, Habitat for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this op-ed on Cleveland.com, computational scientist Sanjaya Gajurel explores the ethics and morality related to giving, and how it works into global philanthropy: We must balance the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on a basic income pilot program in Jackson, Mississippi, that will give black mothers living in poverty a monthly stipend of $1,000 a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. World hunger is on the rise again, despite quantifiable efforts in the last decade to stem the increase of undernourished people worldwide. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin Mahnken reports that supporters of income integration see it as a viable alternative to failed attempts at racial integration. • What are the potential pitfalls…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • While Asians overall rank as the highest earning racial and ethnic group in the U.S., it is not a status shared by all Asians, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Both past and present mayors of Indianapolis recognize the current issues relating to poverty in their city and believe that the answer for upward mobility is early education. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Allan Golston, president of the United States Program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, discusses the shift toward focusing on network schools and the benefits for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The administration is creating an upskilling program that will involve tech innovators, educators, employers, and other stakeholders to help entry-level employees develop skills to move forward in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Medium post, Tipping Point Senior Director Jamie Austin discusses how nonprofits fighting poverty need better data on sustainable solutions. Short-term fixes won’t cut it.…