This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dan Honig explains how research explores the balance of top-down control and freedom for employees to make field judgments to best make an impact. • How does…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Responsible investing and donations aren’t just creating positive impact: It’s been shown to create better long-term performance, and improve cashflow. Eighty-two percent of investors would be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Harvard Business Review blog post, the Executive Director of the Seattle-based nonprofit City Year discusses the need for higher risk tolerance to move social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Programs That Work profiles Nevada’s Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment program, which aims to help people get jobs; a randomized controlled trial (RCT) showed promising results. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors provides a guide for those starting out in the impact investing field based on three stages: Prepare, build and refine. • Even those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the Huffington Post, Willa Seldon and Debby Bielak discuss concentrated poverty and analyze how race, geography and other factors influence success and posterity. The authors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Programs That Work reports on the First-Grade Classroom Prevention Program, which has shown promise in combining a behavioral management strategy with a curriculum driven by critical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Stanford Social Innovation Review post, author Kathleen Kelly Janus explores how nonprofit organizations can do a better job with their data. • From clarity on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeanné L.L. Isler reports that the Hill-Snowdon Foundation is working toward systemic change by providing long-term financial support to Black Lives Matter leaders. • How can other funders shift to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly argues that philanthropists need to give up control in order to maximize their impact – and offers ways to do just that. • Are you ready…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Forbes post, Morgan Stanley gives an overview of systems change in philanthropy, and how it can tackle society’s most complex, interconnected problems. • Are enough…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Feedback Labs details the I Know Something project, in which patients and their family members reveal personal stories about dealing with serious illnesses. • The project…