This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explains the three steps toward increasing public engagement from citizens and empowering them to be apart of community issues. • What are the primary barriers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Undark discusses the importance of research replication and how it’s difficult for those in the science community to drum up direct funds, since it requires a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review discusses a more effective approach to corporate responsibility partnerships and how it requires collaboration from a variety of stakeholders. • Are we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • On his blog Nonprofit AF, Vu Le discusses the recruitment process for nonprofits and how it needs rethinking: We should recruit, hire, and even fire with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Gale explains how Seattle used data to reform the city’s homelessness efforts, a project that is still in progress. • What can other cities learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le tackles the serious issue of foundations wasting nonprofits’ time with bad grant proposal questions in his signature humorous manner. • Is your foundation asking the right questions?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropists are starting to address equity, inclusion, and systemic racism within the philanthropic sector through a systems change perspective and seem more committed to utilizing this approach…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • TCC Group discusses the practice of “heat mapping,” a method that visually demonstrates where your organization is most active when it comes to impact goals. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dallas News discusses the Arnold Foundation’s initiative to fight against gun violence with research and bridge the political divide that usually limits this conversation. The Arnold Foundation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • AEI discusses the problems of poverty in this country and the concept of “the other,” in which we distance ourselves socially and emotionally from those who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • VolunteerMatch (via 3BL Media) discusses the topic of social sustainability and how driving more people to volunteer can help build it up. • Are you able…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Heidi Peterson was working in India, she met a woman who had experienced two miscarriages and, as a result, had been ostracized by others in her village who believed…