This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Taylor Swaak reports on the debate over Los Angeles schools combining counseling services for foster care and other vulnerable student populations. • How can the integrity of the foster counselor…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers in Aging outlines opportunities for funders to expand HIV/AIDS in aging services to fill existing gaps. • Which of these gaps are you positioned to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Census is an important democratic tool that has implications for federal funding, accurate representation in Congress, and support for underserved communities. As April 1, 2020 – or Census Day…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Paul Duberstein and Elissa Kozlov explain the logistical and ethical implications of New Jersey’s aid-in-dying law which went into effect on August 1st. • Should individuals have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Communities working toward equitable change are increasingly turning to data to help them understand and solve their biggest challenges. Nonprofit organizations and public entities are using information about residents —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An accurate count for the U.S. Census will impact arts and culture through the allocation of federal funds that go toward cultural agencies and arts-related funding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Allen Arthur explains that after prison, many men face challenges adapting back into society and participating in their communities. The Thrive program in New York is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Peter Harkness discusses America’s transportation dilemma and the ways in which cities are working – or not working – to improve their traffic situations. • How can funders help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Laud Anthony Basing, a biomedical engineering research graduate at Purdue University, has developed a rapid diagnostic saliva swab test to identify yaws, an often overlook neglected tropical disease.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do you define philanthropy? I define philanthropy as giving. This can include giving our wealth, time, or hearts to others. When we speak about the philanthropy of people of…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from the Alzheimer’s Association and SAGE reveals the looming concerns of the LGBT community related to dementia: including medical descrimination and isloation as barriers to…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Elias Nosrati, Jacob Kang-Brown, Michael Ash, Martin McKee, Michael Marmot, and Lawrence P King investigated the relationship between drug use disorders and economic decline, incarceration rates, and…