This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fran Sykes shares how Pascale Sykes is closing its doors forever in 2022 to increase its impact. • How can other foundations shift to this model?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The overhead myth – the assumption that nonprofits using a significant portion of their funding on staff, resources, equipment, data collection, and program design are wasting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Ford Foundation reviews a recent report from their grantees that assesses their performance and finds ways to improve, especially in the area of communication. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Bridgespan Group reveals the results of a study it conducted in the nonprofit sector and found that only 10 percent of all organizations surveyed appeared…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lisa Pilar Cowan from the New York-based Robert Sterling Clark Foundation explains the benefits of accepting grant proposals that were intended for other funders. For one thing,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the University of Washington’s EarthLab, we envision a world where nature and people thrive. We are part research engine and part community catalyst, working with partners of all kinds…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In a post on Devex, ChildFund International discusses creating safe environments for children worldwide, specifically with their PUENTES project in Honduras. Listening to communities has informed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Center for Effective Philanthropy discusses an op-ed by Tamara Copeland in which she talks about the toll that racism has on the development of black…
Giving Compass’ Take: • These experts offer insight into why and how to conduct philanthropy. • How are their values and methods around philanthropy similar to and different from yours?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Barron’s reports on a new initiative from TED called The Audacious Project: $250 million will be awarded each year to social entrepreneurs willing to tackle the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Fund The People, Marianne Philbin, executive director of the Pierce Family Foundation, lists ways that funders can better support their grantee staff, including sharing salary…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • MDRC examines a preschool math program called Making Pre-K Count, specifically the unexpected elements related to how teachers approached students who struggled. The “theory of change”…