This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tara McGuinness and Anne-Marie Slaughter at Stanford Social Innovation Review discuss four ways to advance public good that a new class of innovators are practicing. • Many policy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Including customer and community feedback for more insightful data will help bring about more effective results in design-thinking. • How can donors ensure that organizations are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicole Neroulias Gupte, writing for The Huffington Post, discusses three steps to take before beginning your charitable giving journey. • How can donors start encouraging other donors to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • PACE Center for Girls is a nonprofit organization that serves girls who are at risk of being involved with the justice system. In this MDRC post,…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast, Arabella Advisors share the various approaches it has taken to diversify recruitment and bring DEI principles to the forefront. • Are more philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cyndi Suarez, writing for Nonprofit Quarterly, discusses the prominence of giving circles in the United States and their ability to fill funding gaps for traditional foundations. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Habitat for Humanity tested a theory from the Fund for Shared Insight to create a feedback loop project that encouraged community engagement. • These feedback loops…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bill Hoffman, writing for GuideStar, describes how funder partnerships with nonprofits should be built on mutual trust, rather than transactional and one-sided. • How can philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dieter Zinnbauer at FeedbackLabs explains how to create an effective feedback loop based on three basic principles. • How can grantmakers inspire more effective feedback loops…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funders are like fingerprints: No two are exactly the same. Yet all funders have one thing in common: They want their grants to make a difference. There’s another common denominator.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Leaning in and learning about philanthropy can be challenging for donors who want to make a difference. For many, the best learning experiences are applied — learning while doing. If you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most people have a complex relationship with money. We either live in a state of perpetual lack, spend frivolously and without intention, or use it in ways that perpetuate harm.…