This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The University of Wollongong has received a $500,000 grant to build a new model of early childhood service connection to transform preschools into resource hubs for families. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sheela Nimishakavi explains how the Baltimore Youth Fund – funded by taxes to fight racism and inequality – could teach philanthropists and nonprofits to better serve vulnerable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Bridgespan Group compiles a list of questions for organization leaders to ask when it comes to strategizing and taking the next step in impact philanthropy.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)’s mission is both enormous and very personal. It is the forest, and it is also the trees. ADL’s leader, Jonathan Greenblatt, explains: “When I was in college,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this post, Createquity gives recommendations for foundations, government agencies, individual philanthropists, and others providing resources to support the arts. • A major takeaway from the advice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review profiles NeighborWorks America, a 40-year-old congressionally chartered nonprofit, and how it redefined its relationship with its grantees to build a learning lab.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company profiles an organization called Girl Effect, which encourages young women and girls around the world to express messages of empowerment through grassroots media projects.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Marshall Project discusses the difficulties in filling in the gaps of crime measurement due to flaws in past data — new methodologies may help paint…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Laura and John Arnold Foundation discusses the benefits of high-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aimed at helping young adults complete college: They show effectiveness and reduce…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Zachary Slobig how a community engagement approach can end female genital cutting around the world. • How can funders work with communities to develop a culturally appropriate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In a follow-up to his post directed at progressives who use social justice language to attack each other, Nonprofit AF’s Vu Le flips the script a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shared Value Initiative reports on a collaboration between USAID’s Feed-the-Future and Nestlé to improve agriculture practices in Nigeria, improving health and economic outlooks for small-holder farmers. •…