This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Betty McCay finished a 27-year prison sentence in California and approached the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) in Oakland for job placement, the last thing she expected to provide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Canada recently made a huge breakthrough for period poverty in their country as British Columbia now provides and offers their schools free menstrual products. • One in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Inclusive development holds the key to India achieving its commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The term ‘inclusive’ refers to a rights-based expansion of India’s development paradigm…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wendy Sawyer explains how the high cost of phone calls from jail hurt the health, wellbeing, and case outcomes of disadvantaged people. • How can funders work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Erica Sanchez and Leah Rodriguez report that humanitarian crises caused by climate change primarily impact low-income countries and receive little global attention. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Heather Sandstrom, Shirley Adelstein, and Gina Adams unpack four challenges that and universal child care plan must address to be effective. • How can funders help to identify effective, scalable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from GOOD Magazine, author Heidi Lux discusses the second “Janie’s House” for neglected and abused girls which just opened in Memphis with the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from EdSurge, author Sydney Johnson discusses the importance of addressing basic needs for college students to enable their academic success. • Some argue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Marietta Alternative Placement is an alternative program for students who have long-term suspensions from high school. The program offers student resources and access to counselors, academic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Guardian reports on millions of people in Uganda abandoning the internet after taxes were imposed on social media use and transactions on mobile phones. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Reid Wilson reports that Utah and Idaho are working to restrict the coverage provided under Medicaid expansions that voters approved. • How can funders work to increase…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Berger Sandelius unpacks three key takeaways from the Every Student Succeeds Act in Washington, D.C. related to special education. • How can funders best use the wealth…