This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Lanchin, policy adviser for children and young people at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, describes how the organization drives youth engagement by collaborating with participants on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A Latino-centered collaborative called Santa Ana Partnership shifted its model to help parents become engaged in their children’s educational opportunities. • How can donors identify and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ben Bisbee, writing for Medium, believes that there are four truths which add to nonprofit and corporate partnership hardships. • What are the central tensions in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are four lessons in nonprofit collaboration with government partnerships, and key takeaways for the two entities working together. • The author suggests that both sides…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Economic Opportunity Funders (EOF) helps increase public support for state EITCs through the EITC Pooled Fund. It allows donors a way to collaboratively deploy capital to families…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The authors take a look at philanthropic collaborations and why successful partnerships need clear expectations. · How does collaboration catalyze philanthropic efforts? · Check out this article…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Collective impact is an accessible way to approach systems change work because it leverages many parties to address the root causes of a complex problem. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Partnerships between nonprofits and for-profits are becoming more common as consumers want to engage with ethically-conscious businesses and products. • How would these partnerships function successfully?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • AVPN is mobilizing collective efforts of philanthropists to take climate action through an accelerator program focusing on climate change issues. • The Growald Family Fund is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At the AVPN Conference 2019, 20 policy fellows from the Policy Leadership Lab were inducted as AVPN members and share the four ways they will leverage the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Green Schoolyards for Healthy Communities Initiative encourages collaborative efforts from all stakeholders involved to transform school green spaces into areas designed for environmental education. • …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropists—both foundations and high-net worth individuals—are working together on a wide range of issues from climate mitigation, to water policy, to youth development. Funders typically pursue collaboration because they can bring…