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Collective Impact

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    Social Movements Need Philanthropic Support

    Neighborhood Funders Group

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Julia Beatty shares how her experience at the Neighborhood Funders Group’s 2018 Convening shaped her understanding of philanthropy’s responsibility to fund social movements.  • Why aren’t these…

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    How to Build Momentum in Social Change Work

    Medium Nov 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Building Impact shares two steps that will help build momentum toward social change collaboratively and creatively.  • Is social change in philanthropy more difficult for donors…

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    Creating Systemic Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe

    Philanthropy in Focus Oct 26, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Alina Porumb discusses the APT’s efforts through INSPIRE to connect leaders of key philanthropic organizations in Central and Eastern Europe to inspire innovation. • How can individual…

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    The Benefits of Shared Measurement

    NPC Oct 17, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Oliver Carrington highlights benefits from the efforts of ten NHS charities that joined forces to develop a shared measurement pilot. • Which charities could use shared…

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    How to Establish a Donor Circle

    Medium

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Creative Partnerships Australia shares the steps for starting a donor circle to begin engaging in collective impact.  • Is a donor circle the right vehicle for your…

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    A Partnership to Strengthen Indian Americans’ Giving and Impact

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Oct 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Alex Counts and Bala Venkatachalam explain how 11 organizations came together to form the India Philanthropy Alliance to strengthen Indian Americans’ giving and impact. • Could collaboration help…

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    The Challenges of Systems Change in a Polarized Country

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Oct 3, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Mark R. Kramer explains how polarization and lack of trust in government impede philanthropic systems change efforts.  • How can funders work to effectively overcome these challenges? …

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    What Are the Main Tenets of Effective Collaboration in the Social Sector?

    India Development Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • India Development Review identifies five strategies that enable organizations, individuals and other key stakeholders in the social development world to work effectively together, even when their interests…

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    Creating Collective Success for Philadelphia College Students

    Nonprofit Quarterly Sep 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Collective Success Network in Philadelphia is helping first-generation, low-income students connect to professional opportunities they might otherwise not have access to. • How can donors…

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    Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Foundations need to shift from the model of strategic philanthropy that is predictive to an emergent model that can address the complexities of social change in…

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    How to Drive Change Through Results-based Funding

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Sep 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A collection of essays titled, What Matters: Investing in Results to Build Strong, Vibrant Communities, examines how to achieve impact through funding outcomes and how the culture…

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    Moving Toward a Collective Worldview [Audio]

    Future of Good Sep 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Future of Good podcast, Indy Johar, founder of Dark Matter Labs, discusses the future of collaboration and systems change.  • How does collaboration align…

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