This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading at National Center for Family Philanthropy: Splendid Legacy 2: Creating and Re-creating Your Family Foundation edited by Virginia M. Esposito This is the NCFP’s essential guide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In terms of people of color employed by foundations, little has changed over the years; if anything, it’s possibly worse. In 2014, ABFE reported that only 3 percent of the nation’s philanthropies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Gayatri Agnew, director of career opportunity at the Walmart Foundation, outlines the five guiding strategies for Walmart’s corporate philanthropy framework. • How is Walmart incorporating social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If done properly, evaluation holds the potential to be a valuable tool for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in individual foundations and throughout the work of the field. Indeed,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why do we exist as an institution? What is the purpose that we seek to fulfill? What values do we hold most dear as we do our work? If our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, US donors and the vitally important nonprofits and NGOs they fund are thinking about how to cope with the challenges of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le urges funders to increase their funding during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than choose between organizations to support. • Are you doing enough to continue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sono Aibe and Matthew A. Brown explore how a family-planning group and an environmental organization banded together in Tanzania to foster the health of forests, fisheries,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The global issues that we face today can seem overwhelming -- too much for any person, any one organization, or any one government to tackle. As we size up the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gabriela Citrone may be a recent college graduate, but her philanthropic vision is already firmly established. Citrone was first introduced to the world of philanthropy at six years old when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Julie Battilana and Marissa Kimsey explain that the pathway to social change requires several distinct steps, each requiring different skillsets. Identifying your skill sets can help to place you and your organization…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are in the throes of a global pandemic. As of this writing, cases of COVID-19 have been detected in 211 countries and territories, overburdening healthcare systems in countries as diverse…