This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Without a clear definition of what poverty is and what it means for citizens, there is no way to address it. Here, Global Citizen explains that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Despite the UN’s Global Goals to provide equal access to healthcare for all, Global Citizen reports on a new study by Public Health England showing that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Senior Ayden Clayton at Rangeview High School in Aurora shares his feelings on how the racial achievement gap in high school starts when students of color are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chalkbeat reports on evidence that anti-poverty programs can help young students in low-income households get better test scores and graduate from high school. • Which programs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum shares several studies that indicate that cash or benefits given to low-income families improve their kids’ school performance. • How can funders boost achievement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Daniele Selby at Global Citizen explains that household incomes have risen, but poverty remains unchanged in the United States. · What are some sustainable ways to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bill Gates discusses his concern over the rapid growth of Africa’s population and the impact it will have on overall poverty. Gates says that investing in youth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alta Gracia is a factory in the Dominican Republic that makes sports clothes for college teams in the U.S. However, the workers get paid a fair…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Medium post, the Insight Center for Community Economic Development’s Anne Price describes the complex, but important work that must be done in the field of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kody Crowell argues that the Global Burden of Disease metrics can be improved through the inclusion of narratives, local knowledge, and community health priorities. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Joe McCarthy reports that while India has halved poverty rates in the last decade, children who have been lifted out of poverty still struggle to access quality…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bill and Melinda Gates released their Goalkeepers Data Report in which they discuss the alarming rate at which global poverty is increasing and the need for the U.S.…