This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors discusses the common use of the term “systems change” and how it can mean many things to different people in the nonprofit world. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • NPC describes ways to measure impact in philanthropic work (by citing a specific youth program), and the risk of inconsistency when comparing benefit-cost ratios. • How can we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Effective philanthropy means giving people what they need, instead of giving them what they want, writes Ruchi Nadkarni, founder of PCube NYC. Long-term, preventative solutions are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers in Health explains how foundations can maximize their impact on the health care system by building capacity across sectors in the system to better leverage their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Renuka Motihar from India Development Review outlines how organizations can come together to form effective alliances and networks to increase their impact. • Are there other methods…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Stanford Social Innovation Review post argues that the key to investing in local communities in order to strengthen them is building cohesive networks within those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Coker, Neela Pal, and Miguel M. Salinas explain the importance and process of building financially resilient nonprofits. • How can you work to better financially support your grantees? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Career pathways models are becoming a very popular approach for getting high school students to engage more. MDRC profiles YouthForce NOLA, which provides information on how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute talks with representatives from Seneca Systems, which provides software meant to improve the communications between the government and its citizens. • It’s worth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This paper from Social Programs That Work details The Minnesota Family Investment Program, which gave welfare recipients that found jobs a 20 percent cash supplement to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Old ideas about nonprofit impact revolve around lowering overhead costs. In the pursuit of lower operating costs, nonprofits cripple their ability to provide vital services, as philanthropy expert…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Ingersoll explains that funders should always be working to prepare their grantees for market downturns by helping them build up their reserves for hard times. • Are…