This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A RAND Corporation study outlines a package of child-welfare reform policies that could reduce the long-term costs of such programs while improving outcomes for children. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for NBC News, economic journalist Martha C. White reports on a new pilot program in Finland that will give unemployed citizens around $700 per month.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Public broadband is springing up in smaller cities providing residents and businesses with cheap, fast, reliable internet that is often better than commercial service in big cities.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cities can use these strategies to use contractors more effectively, making a bigger impact. • How can the nonprofit sector co-opt these methods for their own…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Emails show that the Trump administration is planning to allow states to drug test food stamps users, in spite of the facts that several attempts to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governments are turning to service design, a method of design focused on attractive and easy to use casings so that more people will successfully use the products. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Journey Program helps the siblings of children who have passed away to cope with their grief. Through counseling and events, children get age-appropriate support as they…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Activist Judith Heumann talks about the progress that has been made for disabled people’s rights — and how there is still a long way to go.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Community schools offering needed services beyond education see academic benefits for students. • How can philanthropy support community services to help schools? What are the most effective methods…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • When cities begin to spread into farmland, county services experience strain and often struggle to keep pace with growth. • How can policy shape growth so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: • The Annie E. Casey Foundation interviews Henrietta Muñoz of the United Way in Texas to talk about family-centered practice, which all community-centered nonprofits can learn a little from.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As storms, droughts, and sea level rise caused by climate change create conditions unsuitable for humans, migration will increase dramatically. • How can the world cope with…