This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why is Mental Health Month different this year? Ward: I think that mental health is on everyone’s mind in a way that it hasn’t been before. Many people experiencing mental health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for the Center of Effective Philanthropy, the Sister Fund’s Helen LaKelly Hunt describes her organization’s approach to “relational philanthropy,” which emphasizes more collaboration with grantees.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Becca Dove and Tim Fisher explain the value of relational activism and offer three ways to engage in the practice to lead social action. • How can these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ariella Saperstein explores some lessons from grantmaking practices that fell flat, notably the importance of listening to constituents and the need to clearly state goals. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are tremendous opportunities for impact giving in India because of the scale of need, growing nonprofit capacity, and local philanthropic engagement. India is known for its rich multiplicity of culture,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alfred Ironside explains how pop culture can act as a powerful tool for communicating problems and solutions to drive social change. • How can funders support the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Hewlett Foundation discusses how it reevaluated and improved its grant practices in the face of volatile political cycles. • Among the foundation’s lessons: emphasizing shared learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In normal times one in three women around the world (and in the U.S.) experience abuse by an intimate partner; for one in four that abuse is extreme and physical.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly outlines ways that donors can best serve those they aim to help and earn respect for their philanthropic undertakings. • How else can philanthropists earn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part one in a three-part series. Read part two and part three. Throughout the pandemic, people have fallen through our health and economic safety nets. Black, Indigenous, and People of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In one page, here are the major differences between donor-advised funds, support organizations and private foundations. Depending on your interests and needs, this chart can help assist you in determining…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The International Network for Strategic Planning (INSP) hopes to promote greater giving, more strategically engaged. One output of the INSP network is the publication of a series of monographs on…