This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex discusses how public-private partnerships can make progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically in mobilizing financing and developing more innovative solutions. • Not all PPPs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Implementing systems change means looking at a complex problem, and analyzing the interconnected parts in order to create change. This blog post breaks down three components essential to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review looks at how the value of funding collaboratives changed after the 2016 presidential election and explores the reasons why. • How else has the 2016 election…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Funding Network gives a primer on the concept of collective giving — pooling resources and funds from foundations, companies and other actors for the social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A Harvard Business School alum and CEO of Accion Chicago discusses how collaborating with local businesses and residents in one neighborhood on a food venture has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amazon has chosen its initial partners for its foray into healthcare—Berkshire Hathaway, the third largest public company in the world, and JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest banks in the world. Their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ben Berkowitz is the Chief Executive Officer of SeeClickFix, a request and work management technology for local governments. His inspiration for SeeClickFix came from a desire to improve his own…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mayors often come into office with bold ideas for tackling the toughest issues — whether it’s gun violence, school readiness, homelessness, or workforce development. And if they don’t know it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The “healthy campus” movement has taken off at universities across the United States. Traditionally, these efforts have focused on students and targeted specific subject areas, such as alcohol use and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently, a report on Public School Choice, the program that gave outside operators and inside innovators an opportunity to take over schools in Los Angeles Unified, reminded us of why it’s difficult to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can foundations and private investors work with others to better align their investment decisions with their locally focused missions and values? For many foundations, the answer lies in collaborative…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Providing quality schooling for the 75 million children worldwide impacted by conflict, natural disasters, or epidemics each year remains a challenge for the humanitarian community, with education advocates estimating that…