This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This post from The Philanthropist details Imagine Canada’s quantitative and qualitative research over the past two years into the giving habits of above-average earners — and whether…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Feedback Labs details a platform called Makerble, which aims to accelerate social change by making it easier for nonprofits to track, measure, and report on their impact.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Stanford Social Innovation Review post explores ways in which funders can cultivate trusting, transparent relationships with their grantees that ultimately translate into social impact. • Much…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Janet Froetscher and Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. discuss how science and philanthropy can work together to understand and promote early childhood development. • How can your…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In December 2005, I met a charming Dutch private equity principal at a cocktail party in London. It emerged in our conversation that the fund he had set up two-and-a-half…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jean Case at the Case Foundation discusses a book called The Innovation Blind Spot, expanding on the premise that impact investors need to overcome fear in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Feedback Labs discusses the value of honesty in nonprofit-related feedback, specifically in the international aid sector. It’s essential, but also rare. • What can we do to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review talks about the potential barriers to utilizing power ethically and responsibly, and how funders can overcome them to advance equity. • The first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Stanford Social Innovation Review post discusses the history of the printing press, its inventor Johannes Gutenberg and how the rise of the digital revolution will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Neil Ghosh shares SOS Children’s Villages family-based care model that is designed to provide holistic care to set children up for life-long success. • Can this model be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the giving season — and throughout the year — you’ll hear from nonprofits asking for your support. They matter! Nonprofits are helping address some of the world’s largest problems…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Center for Effective Philanthropy post explores the process of learning from mistakes in philanthropy and making adjustments in implementing programs. • How can we learn from…