This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Individuals are leveraging GoFundMe and other crowdfunding campaigns for relief from extremely high medical expenses. • What are the implications of crowdfunding for medical bills for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was, says Renee King, the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. While attending a conference for aspiring Black tech entrepreneurs in 2019, she listened as a white “angel”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Feedback is an important mechanism for nonprofits to learn from their clients and make sure their services are meaningful and relevant. However, if institutions don’t consider specific populations, especially those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In his 2000 book “The America We Deserve,” future President Donald J. Trump argued that “we don’t have too many people in prison. Quite the contrary.” Trump added, “The next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list of toolkits that help organizations address three critical issues: workplace inclusion, organizational capacity, and digital security. • Why are these three issues…
In this week’s episode of Giving Done Right, CEP’s Phil and Grace talk with Liesel Pritzker Simmons, major donor and co-founder of impact investing firm Blue Haven Initiative. Liesel zeroes in on impact investing — what it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How much does place – that is, the neighborhood in which a family lives – affect one’s earnings, likelihood of being incarcerated, and other key life outcomes? To answer this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine that you are going on a journey. You’re headed somewhere you have visited a few times before, but your memory is fuzzy on the exact directions to take—so you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit Quarterly explores the mechanics of nonprofit boards — and how they can be improved through leveraging networks and questioning assumptions. • How can we develop…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Angelique Sina, President of Friends of Puerto Rico, discusses how presenting a clear picture of the potential results of social impact and economic growth can help motivate donors.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Benjamin Preston directs RAND’s Community Health and Environmental Policy Program . He specializes in climate risk and adaptation, and its flip side, disaster recovery and resilience. What inspired you to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In spring 2020, like so many in the nonprofit fundraising space, the organization I then worked for refashioned our large-scale luncheon to a virtual experience. A year later, with pandemic…