This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eva Harder and Skylar Whitman discuss how data can be useful to help schools stay on track, provide teachers with flexibility, offer transparency to parents, and protect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are six significant roles that various foundations can play in strengthening the field of impact investing. • What is your role in impact investing? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maximilian Martin lays out a blueprint for revitalizing an effective, change-oriented social sector post-COVID. • How can the social sector remain constructive during the pandemic? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Mapstone examines a GrantCraft paper about how high-impact donors can support more domestic and community philanthropy for the sake of civic society. • What can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly provides suggestions for grantmakers and foundation members of ways to avoid potential mistakes during the process and increase impact philanthropy. • How can grantmakers connect with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly explains the differences between responsive and strategic grantmaking for funders and grantees and how to navigate each approach. • Does one grantmaking approach seem more effective for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kathleen Kelly Janus and Karthick Ramakrishnan highlight the need for philanthropy to support leaders of color in rapidly-diversifying inland areas. • The authors emphasize the need to prioritize…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eric Nee examines how, in these increasingly divisive times, philanthropists need to play a bigger role in bringing people together across the world. • This effort…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review explores in-depth the obstacles to scaling philanthropic answers to the toughest challenges we face. It covers three areas: lack of funding, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Caroline Fiennes explores the difficulties of assessing cost-effectiveness when it comes to education funding, suggesting that level-appropriate teaching and professional training show promise. • The main…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Authors describe how impact investing has emerged as a practice that can shift systems and catalyze social change. • How is your philanthropy or investments addressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at Stanford Social Innovation Review offers tips for providers to ensure reliable medical devices reach the communities that need them most. • How do…