This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Greg Miller explains that Mapping Prejudice is using historical records to show why Minneapolis has the lowest rate of homeownership among African American households of any U.S. city. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum reports that a study of New York City public school students found that housing vouchers increase student test scores. • How can successful programs be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In order to address the affordable housing crisis in America, states like Virginia and Maryland are following in the steps of the West Coast and have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Brookings Institution, Andre M. Perry explains that despite all of the talk about a booming economy, poverty is on the rise in America and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sophie Maes profiles a project from the Iraqi Children Foundation to repurpose a bus into a learning center, helping vulnerable young people in Baghdad get an education.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jason Plautz reports that Sidewalk Labs has developed a generative design tool that can take in a number of different factors and produce a more holistic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • GreenBiz reports how states across America are changing the way they think about the built environment and the importance of renewable electricity and zero carbon emissions. …
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast, Tricia Raikes discusses her philanthropic learning journey and the trajectory of the Raikes Foundation. She further explains how everyone can engage in impact-driven…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new public space in Brooklyn will be designed with climate change in mind, making it adaptable as sea levels rise. • How can other coastal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amir Khafagy discusses the gentrification and exotification of Baltimore’s Chinatown to the exclusion of the Ethiopian community currently living there. • How can cities tackle gentrification and ensure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Climate scientists have researched the history of climate in Buffalo, finding that the city can better withstand the impacts of climate change (compared to other places),…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Zach Mortice at CityLab reports that the National Public Housing Museum, which will tell the history of American public housing in a remnant of a 1930s public housing…