This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is growing global interest in capacity building for nonprofits. In the last year alone there have been at least a dozen reports on the subject published by Rockefeller Philanthropic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors discuss how big bets for nonprofits that serve people of color can help make philanthropic funding practices more equitable. • How can you support equity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Zena Sharman and Julia Langton break down the do’s and don’ts of connecting strategy and evaluation to help guide foundations. • Is your organization already following these practices? Could…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In collaboration with nonprofit Community Solutions and the Tableau Foundation, three cities were able to end chronic homelessness using data visualization programs. • How can more…
Our Women Give 2019 report found that generosity is a value shared by all communities, and that women across race and ethnicity are leading through philanthropy. Together with the YWCA and Facebook, we are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The floods come bigger and more often these days in North Carolina. On the fertile coastal plains and wetlands of the eastern part of the state, water is central to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some thoughtful critics of big-bet philanthropy are concerned that outsize gifts could reinforce society’s existing power dynamics around race and class rather than furthering more equitable outcomes. Bridgespan shares these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From her desk at the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth & Reconciliation, Executive Director Ainka Jackson can see the Edmund Pettus Bridge stretched across the Alabama River. The bridge carries…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Use Power Moves to increase your effectiveness and have greater impact on the issues and communities you care about. Examine how you are using power in your internal operations, grantmaking and external…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors discuss how funders and policymakers decide how to create higher standards for quality evidence, and what the process for evaluating evidence will look like…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cynthia Adams, writing for GuideStar Blog, discusses the steps that funders can take to build strategic partnerships that will lead to charitable success. • One of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India has had strong philanthropic momentum in the recent past. Focused efforts from government and active participation from civil society have helped the cause. However, it has substantial goals too,…