This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Negotiating race in cross-sector collective impact spaces requires careful navigation. Tabitha Bentley, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, discusses how these negotiations impact the outcomes of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In order to build up the U.S. economy and unlock potential, we need to strategically support marginalized communities. • What are ways that marginalized communities are…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Some countries are using National Advisory Boards (NABs) to promote impact investing through collaborative, cross-sector work. Initiative for Responsible Investment unpacks practices of effective NABs. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • UBS is advocating for more global partnerships to address and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. • How can other businesses replicate efforts to build and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Partnerships between higher education researchers and high school educators are effective in helping K-12 teachers learn how to improve methods of practice and lesson planning. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Connie and Steve Ballmer explain why their philanthropic strategy is based around partnering with government to make a lasting impact. • Is this the right approach for…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Power of Possibility describes how two Boston homelessness organizations merged to create a more impactful organization to assist their target population. • How can organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors discuss how philanthropists are uniquely positioned to implement systems change work, and offer recommendations to normalize this approach to social problem-solving. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Employees at AVI CHAI share how the organization transitioned from its go-it-alone philanthropic strategy to reaching out and funding critical partnerships with other donors. • What…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Phil Collis shares insights on the success of large-scale impact that can be achieved only through partnership. • Are you engaging with political and community leaders enough?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le announces that Fundr, a new app to match nonprofits and foundations, is a collaborative effort to bring a tech solution to a long-standing grantmaking problem. • Does…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Baltimore’s philanthropists are utilizing impact investing practices to provide capital for community development financial institutions so they can help strengthen small businesses. • In what other…