This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fay Twersky, vice president at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, recently launched The Listening Post, a monthly note dedicated to lifting up exceptional ideas, voices, and questions that can help all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeanine Becker and David B. Smith discuss the importance of cross-sector collaboration — leaders from the private and public sector aligning their efforts to solve a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Johannes F. Linn describes ways that The Green Climate Fund (GCF) can learn from a past replenishment process to keep mobilizing and gathering funds to combat climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Call it the collaboration conundrum: Conceptually, social sector actors who are working to tackle chronic social challenges know they benefit by drawing on others’ resources, skills, and experiences. At the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors examines the practice of collaborative philanthropy and how it’s able to increase impact, while managing risk. • What partners could you engage with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funders are responding on many levels to many concerns. As always, some funders continue to seek innovative solutions to age-old problems, and are looking to place “big bets” in ways…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alaina Leary explains the effectiveness of social media as a vehicle for positive social change. She includes best practices for growing your social media presence for activism…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For a private foundation engaged in global development, the quality of the partnership between the INGO and in-country partners is a fundamental determinant of whether and how dollars turn into…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To address city-wide issues such as affordable housing and traffic problems, San Antonio started a research and development league to embrace and encourage innovative solutions. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Casey Pechan, writing for Fluxx, offers five tips on how to bring about collective action in 2020 and how philanthropy can collaboratively make change happen across different…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • FSG provides a toolkit based on Working Groups to guide leaders working to drive collective impact. • Are collective impact working groups the right way for you…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Justice Funders highlights learnings from a survey of movement building funding efforts in the Bay Area. • How can learnings be spread to other communities? What…