This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bham Strong is a public-private partnership that is helping to strengthen small businesses as part of COVID-19 relief and recovery effort in Alabama. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Huub Schreurs, writing for Alliance Magazine, argues that donors need to shift funding strategies to more effectively work with and amplify missions of social movements. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Successful and sustainable cross-sector partnerships are particularly useful when trying to solve complex issues. • How can philanthropy build and sustain cross-sector partnerships? • Learn about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are six insights from community members and workers in Baltimore, Redmond, and San Antonio on how to build lasting community change with children and families. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society released the Doing Good Index 2020 to highlight the role of the social sector in Asia and the potential for greater impact. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Elaine Katz, Senior VP of Grants and Communications at the Kessler Foundation, discusses collaborative funding as an increasingly popular and practical option for funders. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Claudia Juech explains that collaborating on funding initiatives is a big part of systems change work, as well as utilizing the most efficient technology and pooling together…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Sampson, writing for Forbes, discusses critical learnings on how to rebuild grantmaking models to best support nonprofit organizations during the pandemic. • How can individual donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Houston in 2017, like many in America, Muslim families came together to donate to the Houston Food Bank and the American Red Cross. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Finally, we are having the difficult, candid conversations about racism in America, but why is murder the forcing function? The unjust killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ras J. Baraka and Myung Lee explain how micro-philanthropy that is led by cities can help spur economic growth and development. • Are there opportunities in your city…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This report from Urban Institute discusses how urban cities can secure funding for parks and green spaces by catalyzing strong, local partnerships with stakeholders. • How…