This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shanta R. Dube explains how childhood experiences contribute to the health-education link, making reducing and addressing childhood trauma imperative for building long-term success. • How can funders help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from the RAND Corporation highlights ways for stakeholders to increase disaster resilience among older adults. • How can funders help support and expand existing programs that offer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Angelina Jolie writes a powerful op-ed for CNN and looks to the international community for more investment in tools such as education for refugees. • What are the challenges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The UN children’s fund reports that millions of Syrian refugee children can no longer attend school because of violent conflict or because the buildings are currently being…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Telling his story to News Deeply’s Sam Mednick, nursing assistant Bosco describes the physical and emotional toll endured while tending to the mothers and infants of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Peter Kotecki reports that the Magnolia Mother’s Trust is providing a basic income of $1000/month to single black mothers in Mississippi as a pilot for a program they hope…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ana B. Ibarra describes how wildfires exacerbate health challenges for low-income Californians who already suffer the ill effects of air pollution. • How can funders help to dismantle…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Allen Smart, writing for PhilanTopic, shares his observations from his experience working in southern philanthropy and discusses how to connect funders to communities in need. • Smart says,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In addition to the opioid epidemic throughout Colorado, there is now an increase in meth-related deaths, and both health and government officials need to find better solutions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ray Bendici explains how Superintendent Tiffany Anderson transformed the way the Jennings School District supports students in foster care, boosting academic achievement. • How can other districts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin Mahnken explains how researchers pieced together a study that revealed that funding increases for poor school districts improve NAEP scores, but do not close achievement gaps. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research indicates that Kendra’s Law – inspired by Andrew Goldstein’s murder of Kendra Webdale – can prevent homelessness and violence among mentally ill individuals if adequate resources are…