This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Exponent Philanthropy post explores how family foundations with a strong generational legacy can use their relationship skills to develop more impactful partnerships with grantees. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeffrey Walker discusses the value of collaboration in international development, highlighting the importance of local actors and communities. • What partners should you be engaging with, or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group announced a $12 million project that will invest in better data systems for local governments to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP) launched in DC in 2000, the flow of poverty out of the city was just starting to become apparent. “VPP was founded to focus on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • TCC Group lists seven core principles that it believes are essential to effective, outcomes-driven collaboration, from building social currency to addressing power imbalances. • How many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review examines the importance of designing and implementing programs in ways that engage community members directly, rather than adopting a top-down approach. • The…
Steve and Jean Case may best be known for their first revolution—but possibly not for long. With Steve as co-founder, chairman, and CEO of America Online, Inc. (AOL), and Jean…
Michael J. Fox and Debi Brooks co-founded The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000 nine years after Fox learned he had Parkinson’s. Together, Fox and Brooks, a Goldman Sachs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explains the importance of philanthropic organizations enacting collaboration rather than mergers. Smaller organizations can provide better localized and personal support without a merger. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Exponent Philanthropy post, two representatives from Convergence discuss the importance of bridging divides in philanthropy and engaging with perceived adversaries. • Employment is the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review writes about the importance of building relationships between those who hold power over communities and those who are impacted by how that power…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ case study focuses on the Antioquia Collective Project, which sought to address community needs in Colombia through a coordinated effort among various foundations.…