This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In order to help individuals suffering from Dementia, doctors are saying that it comes down to making minor lifestyle changes. • How can community support help Dementia patients? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Christensen Institute highlights models that schools are using to help their students excel at academics by connecting them with services to support other areas of their lives.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses programs that you can use in order to engage meaningfully with those that you don’t necessarily agree with. • Why is it important…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers are tracking the decline of hope in America using statistics including “deaths of despair” described as suicide, overdose, and poor health behaviors. • How can philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program recognized sixteen leading Job Quality Fellows who are promoting innovation and expanding job quality within the economy. • How can organizations prioritize…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Requiring parents to cooperate with the child-support program to receive SNAP benefits is extremely expensive and ineffective. • What is a better way to encourage child-support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lamay Ho, Executive Director of Resource Generation shares insight as to how she runs her organization based on a reflection of her own privileges and oppression. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cities are using behavioral science to create nudges that encourage individuals to partake in public services, increasing the use of these services. • How can philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Finland’s basic income pilot provided stipends to unemployed individuals, not the working poor, differentiating it from true universal basic income. The trail was not extended after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review explores the emergence of online health communities that focus on specific diseases and how it’s expanded into research-driven platforms. • Could this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools in Detroit are using home visits to foster goodwill and understanding between families and educators. • How can the tactics deployed in Detroit work elsewhere?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Laura and John Arnold Foundation will be funding community research to understand frequent utilizers of emergency services. It hopes to create a new crisis response…