This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Feedback Labs discusses the importance of active listening in the world of philanthropy, which means connecting and engaging (not just hearing others out). • What can…
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 design thinking and how it can be applied to the enormous sphere of global poverty. • Is it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors discuss tips and insights into the article, ‘The Water of Systems Change’ which is a guide to help make the systems change approach more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Workers Lab (via Neighborhood Funders Group) discusses how partnerships can help change the lives of working people in America, specifically in increasing wages and improving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • WASH Funders examines the financial soundness of six different service delivery models in the sector, specifically looking for institutions that can scale properly. • Which models…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 describes a report about Social-Emotional Learning that assesses its benefits and shortcomings in the hopes that we can discover ways to improve the method.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy Daily discusses the notion of power in nonprofit work, and how it can often make us lose sight of our higher ideals and mission. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on how there needs to be more investment in smallholder African farmers in order to lift people out of poverty. • Data is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christine Mendonca and Negar Tayyar explain why funders need to shift to an asset-based framework to make an impact on refugee crises. • How can funders shift…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Community Wealth Partners discusses the methods of collaborations among nonprofits and foundations, giving us several touchstones to follow that emphasize intentionality. • Are we following the principles…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Commonwealth Fund discusses local health care markets and how communities improved (or didn’t), finding that localized efforts such as reforming delivering systems worked. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Forbes examines the state of philanthropy with an eye toward the future, using some old wisdom from John D. Rockefeller to guide us to even more effective…