This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Choosing the right Philanthropic vehicles is easier once you define what you want to accomplish with your giving. These are our top selections to help you choose wisely. A Comparison…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Capacity development organizations (CDOs) need to overcome financial challenges (with the help of funders) in order to survive the economic impacts of COVID-19. • The authors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s time to head to your local library or power up that e-reader! Giving Compass asked our partners to share their reading recommendations, from the books earning buzz to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 crisis, like so many before, is revealing and compounding deeply entrenched inequities in our society—inequities rooted in long-standing structural racism. In the United States, communities of color are bearing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When schools in Philadelphia transitioned to distance learning after closing due to the pandemic, many students without access to technology were immediately shut out. Juntos, a community-led, Latinx immigrant organization…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past few decades, the invasive brambles of injustice and inequity have taken root in our world, watered by racists and xenophobes. Direct service is like cutting down the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nuestra Escuela is an example of how the organization is effectively working on its feedback processes to improve its culture of responsibility. • How are these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jesús Gerena and Jorge Blandón explain how the Family Independence Initiative helps people in low-income communities connect to support each other and lift each other up. • What are…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this video from the #Solvable series, Michael Faye describes how cash transfers that go directly into the hands of the extreme poor can help lift…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • William Bedsworth, Ann Goggins Gregory, and Don Howard explain that although lean overhead is often seen as desirable, nonprofits may be more effective with higher overhead costs. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Adrienne Day chronicles the success of KQED, a radio and television station that personalizes grassroots journalism content for its listeners with smart tech and data. • For…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To inspire others and create authentic social impact, business leaders must tap employees from all organizational levels and take calculated steps to bring about results in…