This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Three women describe how their organizations are going to position philanthropy toward collective impact and collaboration. • How are women offering a different perspective and approach…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An aligned intermediary strategy that involves both the private and public sector may be the answer to making progress on the SDGs. • What is the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Catalist network was created to support the creation, development and expansion of women’s collective giving. The collective giving movement encompasses a wide variety of organizations in which individuals pool their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rachel Flynn highlights learnings from two approaches to donor-led innovation: Scaling Solutions and BUILD. • How can funders best learn from the work of these organizations and others like…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, we know Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring as a pivotal text in the establishment of the western environmental movement. It’s easy to forget that her decision to confront…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There is a greater need for effective systems leaders as investments in the social sector become more complex. In this post, the authors compile a list of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Deepali Khanna explains how collaboration could unlock Asia’s growing philanthropic power. • How can funders work to encourage effective philanthropy in growth areas? • Learn more about Asia’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2014, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation assembled 12 of the country’s leading funders focused on early childhood development into a new collaborative. We set…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Carly Fiorina, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, explores how effective leadership can take shape as a collaboration between diverse individuals. • How can collaborative leaders in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Media Impact Funders, author Nicholas Benequista discusses how multi-stakeholder coalitions can facilitate media development. • What atypical stakeholders could contribute to large…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Speakers at the Smart Cities Connect conference in Denver highlight the importance of regional collaboration and collective impact as ‘problems don’t see borders’. · How can philanthropists and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Complex change strategies can benefit from the expertise of funders, intermediaries, and evaluators, in addition to community partners. This collective expertise is even more essential today — as more funders…