This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This GiveWell post explores the importance of influence (or leverage) in the field of Effective Atruism and how its approach has evolved over the years. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this post for Inc. magazine, Firebrand Group CEO Jeremy Goldman talks about three tenets of successful businesses that focus on a healthy internal culture and employees’…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One year after Hurricane Harvey hit most of the United States has moved on. Subsequent hurricanes, fires, and mudslides brought attention to issues closer to home. Politics has dominated headlines…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Third Sector Capital Partners explores the role of outputs in the field of impact investing and how they can be used to advance the field —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Adaptive philanthropy asks funders to think beyond strategy. It requires adapting the foundation’s tactics to best address changes in the sector. • How can funders pivot to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Consultant Kris Putnam-Walkerly discusses the importance of getting outside echo chambers for funders, and ways that can be accomplished through a few simple steps. • Are we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fay Twersky and Lindsay Louie of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation were stumped. Less than a year into forging a coalition of funders that was briskly moving grants out…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review discusses the rise of Big Indicators — essentially a detailed pulse-taking on global systems — and how they will influence the way…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Collective Impact Forum explores the concept of systems change, using the example of Operation Youth Success’ efforts to reduce school-based arrests as a way to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review explores the challenges nonprofits in India must face: doing a lot with a little. What can we learn from their frugality and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take:” • Stanford Social Innovation Review explores a disconnect between donors’ desire for organizational governance and where their grants flow: Is this all talk? • The emphasis here is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lori Bertman, president and CEO of the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation, shares how building trust and strengthening transparency can lead to better partnerships within the…