Collective Impact

Giving Compass’ Take: • New Venture Fund and Tides make the argument for social impact platforms as a vehicle for nonprofits to maximize their potential.  • Do social impact platforms make sense…

Over the years, we’ve seen homelessness philanthropies shift from funding mostly shelters and programs to funding systems-level work. We’ve helped our member funders think through systems change by challenging them…

Giving Compass’ Take: • The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) showed a 2.7 increase in homelessness over 2018, spurring more urgency in…

Giving Compass’ Take: • The initiative to help Philadelphia reach zero waste is part of a strategy to improve government services with private sector partnerships and community engagement, rather than a top-down approach.…

Giving Compass’ Take: • David B. Smith and Jeanine Becker explain that cross-sector collaboration is necessary to address the challenges of creating effective policies and share nine essential skills of…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Betsy Gardner highlights Tulsa’s innovative the Urban Data Pioneers program that brought community members together to compile and analyze data about the city’s most pressing issues.…

Giving Compass’ Take: • The International Connections Fund (ICF) connects artists from Chicago with artists in other countries to collaborate on exhibitions, theater, film, and dance.  • How can collaborative funds work…

Giving Compass’ Take: · The authors address the significant role community organizers play in bringing together a civil society and creating an inclusive collective to renew democracy. · How has…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Eric Nee, at Stanford Social Innovation Review, discusses a new model called the community system solutions framework that aims to go beyond collective impact to become…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Benjamin Bellegy talks about the SDGs as a common language for collaboration in his opening remarks for the SDG Philanthropy Platform Side Event to the UN General Assembly. • How…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Local leaders in Atlanta are advancing sustainable employment systems by collaborating with workforce development stakeholders to provide career, education, and training services.  • How can donors…

Giving Compass’ Take: • Impactful and strategic partnerships are critical for SDG achievement. However, solving global human development challenges must include commitments from private and public sector stakeholders.   • How…