This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Education Dive, the Center for American Progress has announced that student loan default rates are much worse than reports had initially stated, with the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Save the Children tells the story of Jeremy Stoner, Regional Operations and Humanitarian Response Director at Save the Children, and his work to help the most vulnerable children…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Urban Institute has an interactive dashboard that renders a preview of the financial health of 60 major US cities, including data on credit scores which show…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Helicon Collaborative released a report on it’s findings that examine inequalities in arts funding. • What are possible solutions to shifting funding priorities? Can the emergence…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to Global Citizen, U.S. officials have written a letter to the White House requesting the admittance of 75,000 refugees come the next fiscal year. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Annie Belcourt explains how native Americans are working to overcome the healthcare inequalities that contribute to their shortened lives. • How can funders support these efforts to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Georgetown University’s Achieve Chat service helps connect first-year, first-generation college students with seniors to help answer any lingering questions about the college process that they might have. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A central idea of the American dream is that “if you work hard, you will be secure” however, it is becoming increasingly difficult to reach that goal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Hunger By the Sea is an animated short film that portrays food poverty through the eyes of individuals who go to a food bank in a seaside…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for News Deeply, Naipanoi Lepapa explains why the residents of a Kenyan village are protesting the loss of their land to the government. According to Lepapa, these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “And how are the children?” – African Proverb In America, one in 10 young adults ages 18-25, and at least one in 30 adolescents ages 13-17, experience some form of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • “Nudge theory” speculates that small, incremental choices can help achieve more substantial social benefits, and educators are utilizing this behavioral theory to increase enrollment at schools. …