This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Boston-based Barr Foundation discusses the importance of resiliency in the climate change battle and which strategies organizations should embrace, including strengthening public awareness through interactive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly explains how we can tear down philanthropic bureaucracy to facilitate more efficient philanthropy to maximize impact. • What are the biggest impediments to philanthropy in your organization? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cancer is not monolithic: The word refers to many diseases, with myriad causes, danger levels and treatments. But the most important thing to understand is this: We must continue the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review explores how emerging organizations, even the small ones, can help advance social progress. • Systems change is never easy, but it makes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • On Beth Kanter’s blog, Teresa Crawford (Executive Director, Social Sector Accelerator) shares some thoughts about nonprofit capacity-building programs based on extensive research. • What can we learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Learning Accelerator discusses the importance of evidence-based practices in philanthropy, specifically as it relates to blended learning. • What are we doing to advance more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kathleen Kelly Janus laments failed attempts to do good and argues that young people must be taught about impactful contributions to avoid further philanthropic waste. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum explains that the abundance and availability of data from North Carolina make it a popular state for education research. Other states need to improve their data…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Lebron James I Promise School is utilizing a whole-family intervention approach that provides extra workforce training development, GED programs, job placement services and a food bank…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review discusses systems change in the context of criminal justice reform. Early stage organizations can bring new tactics to solve old problems —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Caitlin Cullen shares twelve lessons she learned from opening and running a social impact neighborhood restaurant in a poor area of Milwaukee. • How can other social entrepreneurs take…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lisa Ranghelli describes how the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation leveraged an iterative approach to increase their impact by responding to new information. • How can other organizations shift to…