This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Education-focused foundations exist to address deep societal inequities. Their goals — ensuring quality K-12 education for all students, improving student access to post-secondary opportunities, expanding formal learning experiences for children…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More funders are pursuing place-based systems change efforts to support long-term, sustainable improvements, and outcomes. Clare Nolan shares three lessons for funders. • What other ways…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Collaborative Fund for Women’s Safety and Dignity (CFWSD) is garnering support and capital to end violence against women and battle sexual harassment. • How can this fund…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There is a growing trend for nonprofits to acquire for-profit organizations, which will strengthen the social and charitable sector. • What are the main differences between…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Odin Mühlenbein, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, discusses the momentum of systems change work in philanthropy, particularly, how targeted systems change can bring results. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark, writing for Getting Smart, discusses how students can collaborate effectively in project-based learning classrooms. • Why is it important for kids to learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors explore important questions for funders to think about before engaging with networks for social impact purposes. • Why are strategic networks and partnerships important…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cynthia Adams, writing for GuideStar Blog, discusses the steps that funders can take to build strategic partnerships that will lead to charitable success. • One of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Louise Lief discusses why donors need to break away from funding easily understood “program silos” because they will miss the benefits of powerful new forces in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • From the B Leadership Summit emerged the B Corp Climate Action Collaborative, a group of committed B Corps that want to advance climate mitigation plans further. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil explains how he navigates the need to respond to disasters with urgent, thoughtful philanthropy. • Are you a cautious or impulsive giver? Could a new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jim Shelton, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, offers five insights about the relationship between social mobility and big bets in philanthropy. • The author mentions that…