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    Keeping Pace: One Example of Innovation in Nonprofit Governance

    Harvard Business School Sep 3, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing for Nonprofit Excellence (GNE) helped nonprofit organization, Girls, Incorporated, adjust its organizational strategy to better serve its community. • What impact does high-quality nonprofit governance…

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    The Role of Upstream Funding in Supporting Sustainable Development

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Carol Dahl shares lessons from The Lemelson Foundation on upstream funding for sustainable development, emphasizing early innovation funding.  • Who are the upstream players in your issue areas?…

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    How One Social Entrepreneur Filled a Hole in Mental Health Services

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Aug 29, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nancy Lublin, founder of Crisis Text Line, shares her journey as an entrepreneur who needed early-stage funding from donors to get her social enterprise off the…

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    A Family Charitable Trust Prioritizes Empathy and Civility

    Leap Ambassadors Community

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Leap Ambassadors Community highlights the work of the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust and its process for achieving impact.  • How can this work inform your charitable efforts?…

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    How to Support Families

    Medium Aug 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ali Miller and Mary Gray recap highlights from the Families at the Center Summit, sharing insights for funders who want to support families.  • How can you incorporate these…

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    Six Identity Funds That Accelerate Impact

    Chicago Community Trust Aug 26, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropic advisors from The Chicago Community Trust list six collective giving funds where donors can pool resources to maximize impact. • How can donors identify collective…

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    How to Build Public Support for Prevention-based Policy

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Aug 24, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nat Kendall-Taylor and Nicky Hawkins share strategies for building public support for prevention-based policies. • How can funders best use these strategies? Which prevention policies could you…

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    Before Giving, Invest in Your Own Learning

    David Bonbright Aug 23, 2019

    Often used interchangeably, the terms “social change” and “development” refer to an organized effort – through projects, programs, campaigns, and interventions – to address some societal problem and improve people’s…

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    Advisors Help When Philanthropists Need Direction

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    Giving Compass’ Take: • Eric Kessler explains how Arabella Advisors helps philanthropists navigate the challenges of philanthropy effectively.  • Would your philanthropic efforts benefit from professional advising?  • Learn about choosing the…

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    How to Divest from Immigrant Detention

    Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Aug 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees shares advice for funders who want to divest from immigrant detention.  • How much of your financial assets are currently engaged…

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    Human-Centered, Systems-Minded Design Model

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Thomas Both explores both human-centered and systems-thinking methods in philanthropy and how they can work together to address social challenges. • It all starts with information.…

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    How to Scale Up Social Programs That Work: Strategies for Nonprofits

    The Wallace Foundation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sam Larson, James W. Dearing, and Thomas E. Backer examine 45 social programs and how they scale up by extending partnerships and choosing the best approaches or…

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