This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This GlobalGiving post explains how to find pro bono volunteers in the nonprofit world and leverage their expertise in marketing, human resources, technology, and other high-demand fields.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review discusses David Callahan’s book The Givers, specifically how it approaches the power dynamics between philanthropies and communities. • This post reminds us…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Consultant Kris Putnam-Walkerly discusses how penny pinching and philanthropic impact are not the same thing. Do not be constrained by this so-called “poverty mentality.” • We need to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Blue Avocado gives us a deep dive on fundraising efforts for nonprofits, specifically how to target different age demographics and understand how each generation operates. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP) launched in DC in 2000, the flow of poverty out of the city was just starting to become apparent. “VPP was founded to focus on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Bridgespan Group talks about ways we can collaborate as funders and philanthropists, despite some of the risks involved. • Are you willing to make the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In a post published on the National Center for Family Philanthropy, EJF Philanthropies’ Simone Friedman writes about the creation of a foundation-focused “expert marketplace,” in which nonprofit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shelley Whelpton explains how individual funders can adjust their strategies to better support political entrepreneurship to make an impact in this fast-moving space. • Are you…
Two of Ted Turner’s particular concerns are the linked issues of overpopulation and women’s rights. He is working through his UN Foundation to ensure that more than 250 million poor women worldwide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this GrantCraft post, the Pennington Family Foundation discusses how private foundations can build greater impact with their giving by collaborating with government and multilateral agencies.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • TCC Group lists seven core principles that it believes are essential to effective, outcomes-driven collaboration, from building social currency to addressing power imbalances. • How many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review discusses risk management in philanthropy, specifically how to start developing the policies and practices that are necessary for impact. • The first step…