This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • FSG created a report titled “Being The Change” and found that organizations are modifying their own internal structures first in order to achieve greater impact philanthropy. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Tom Vander Ark discusses the benefits and downsides of forming a nonprofit and provides these organizations with 10 ways to scale impact and three basic scaling strategies. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Consultant Kris Putnam-Walkerly writes that we shouldn’t stress ourselves out to create goals simply because it’s the end of a calendar year, a fiscal year or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Feedback Labs post from the team at the Siegel Family Endowment describes the organization’s effort to solicit feedback from grantees, including the use of an anonymous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Philanthropy News Digest post, Lindsey Poole, a corporate responsibility senior associate at EY Americas, describes how to build diverse, high-performing teams. • How might the strategies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This 2018 report from cloud software company Blackbaud about the behavior of donors finds that the number of households giving is starting to trend back in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Programs That Work examines Parent Management Training — the Oregon Model, which helps train single mothers with sons aged 6-10 in discipline, skill encouragement and other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Authors from FSG offer five ways foundations can improve their chances for achieving impact. One way? Involve stakeholders. • How is a systems change approach different from other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nick Salter explains how organizations are working to address the shortage of resources for individual donors, who make most of the donations in the U.S. with insufficient…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Getting Smart post explores ways to make data a central part of every process at every level among school districts. • How will this help build…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fund the People discusses the importance of investing in and fostering nonprofit talent, citing four areas where funders can see impact. • While some grantmakers may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Choosing an ineffective aid program, such as New Zeland’s dairy farming plan in Myanmar, over a proven, low-cost method like reproductive health means giving up significant impact…