This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maya Winklestein, writing for Grantcraft, shares three major lessons she has learned after transitioning from nonprofit to foundation work. • How will this experience help her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly, writing for Exponent Philanthropy, discusses the importance and differences between checkbook philanthropy and transformational giving. • The author says that transformational giving requires funders to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katie Hayes, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, offers a roadmap for nonprofits to achieve more diverse boards to govern their organizations. • Nonprofit boards should…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New Profit and Deloitte share their experience supporting nonprofit and social impact organizations, and the lessons they have learned along the way. • What are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mariella Puerto, writing for GrantCraft, describes her experience at the Barr Foundation, sharing lessons on how funders can be both strategic and flexible when setting nonprofit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Many organizations are falling short when it comes to board diversity, jeopardizing their bridging capacity as well as the promise of their missions. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses how donors should pivot toward collaborative philanthropic partnerships and outlines three barriers that funders must overcome to achieve collaborative philanthropy. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nancy Lublin, founder of Crisis Text Line, a mental health texting service, sought unrestricted funding mechanisms to turn this idea into a reality. • What is challenging about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses the importance of using data regarding evidence-based programs that were not successful, rather than only looking at the evidence-based programs that worked. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses the importance of demographic data as it pertains to understanding the communities that their grantees are serving. Having demographic data helps grantmakers make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Raissa Frenkel, writing for Medium, critiques the act of charitable giving when contributions are distributed only within affluent areas. Her answer: giving aimed at community revitalization projects. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · Lynn A Karoly discusses how New Hampshire has fallen short in providing for early childhood education needs for the state and how the state can be strategic in…