This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Columbia Gateway is an exemplary case study for placemaking, (an initiative to transform community spaces), and much of its success derives from the commitment to making Columbia Gateway an innovation-district. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In conjunction with the recent International Conference on Family Planning in Rwanda, three major donors, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have announced commitments to family…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Would you believe that 1 in 8 people in the U.S. faces hunger? Or that more than half of the households who turn to food banks for help have at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I am writing this article as I hear our 9-year-old and 5-year-old kids play in our living room. I feel lucky that they are safe at home, yet as you’re…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alex Zimmerman reports that nearly 40,000 special education students received fewer services that they were entitled to – or none at all. • How can funders help to ensure…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Generations United explores ways for policies to support grandfamilies when children lose their parents to the opioid epidemic. • How can philanthropists support the implementation of these policies? What are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marcus Whitney, CEO of the Nashville innovation event Health:Further, brings health innovation to the next level by connecting people to organizations and helping organizations make an impact in healthcare. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · Carolyn Phencie, writing for The 74, discusses student activists’ call for gun control and mental health programs in schools. · What needs to be done to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Students from Duke University analyze the relationship between the Census and natural disasters and explain that good Census numbers are vital for recovery. · How do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In Yemen, violence has rattled the country, cutting off food supplies and causing widespread famine. As NPR reports, many could soon be entirely reliant on external…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Senior citizens and middle schoolers are participating in a program that helps the older population become more knowledgeable about technology. • How will this type of engagement and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Australia-based publication The Mandarin discusses the rise of randomized evaluations and how they’ve changed the game for impact measurement in philanthropy. • This piece highlights the…