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Impact Philanthropy

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    Helping High-Net-Worth Clients With Impact Philanthropy

    Financial Planning Nov 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Financial Planning post, The Bridgespan Group discusses common barriers to impact giving, and the paths that high-net-worth clients can take to deliver on such…

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    The Benefits of Being Part of an Advocacy Collaborative

    GrantCraft Nov 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • GrantCraft explores the upsides of advocacy collaboratives — a group of colleagues, field leaders, and other experts that unite around a common cause — and how it…

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    An Open-Data Approach to Transform Grantmaking

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Nov 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Stanford Social Innovation Review post, Foundation Center President Bradford K. Smith discusses how organizations can take steps in offering more data and information to…

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    Accelerating an Impact Industry: Lessons from Clean Cookstoves

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review examines the efforts of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves in the context of “acceleration strategies,” which includes investment and collective action.…

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    3 Policy Shifts to Reduce Inequalities in Care Work

    Oxfam

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Anam Parvez and Lucia Rost explain the problems caused by the unequal division of care work and how policy shifts can alleviate the burden to help women advance.…

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    The Value of Sharing Your Failures in Philanthropy

    Associations Now Nov 22, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · This Associations Now post discusses a new study that shows how nonprofit leaders try to sweep programs that don’t work under the rug. But, as the author…

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    Integrated Data to Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Families

    Third Sector Capital Partners Nov 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Third Sector Capital details how its helping local governments produce measurable outcomes to serve the two-generation needs of vulnerable children and families. • It all boils down…

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    Shadow a Grantee CEO Day: A Proposal

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Nov 21, 2018

    How many of us have read multiple reports and articles that encourage foundations to provide more unrestricted and multiyear grants? And how often are we reminded that the shift away…

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    Evaluation: The Journey and the Destination

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Nov 21, 2018

    A new CEP report titled Understanding & Sharing What Works highlights the challenges foundations face in understanding what does and doesn’t work programmatically, deciding what to do with that information, and sharing…

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    Donor Intent: Building a Legacy of Impact Through Partnerships

    Exponent Philanthropy Nov 20, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • This Exponent Philanthropy post explores how family foundations with a strong generational legacy can use their relationship skills to develop more impactful partnerships with grantees. •…

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    Interventions Aimed at Helping Individuals Who Cycle Through Systems

    Laura and John Arnold Foundation Nov 20, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Laura and John Arnold Foundation discuss its efforts to help people tied to repetitive cycles in the criminal justice, healthcare, and social service systems. • What…

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    It’s About Results At Scale, Not Collective Impact

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Stanford Social Innovation Review post, StriveTogether discusses the mechanisms of collective impact, including the flaws in the system, and explains why improving outcomes at…

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