This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Funders need to recognize the strengths of the communities they are serving and make intentional moves to build relationships within those communities. • How are you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Manhattan Institute’s Tocqueville Project identifies local leaders of organizations that represent the strength of nonprofit resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. • How have donors been crucial in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jacob Mnookin, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, discusses the challenges and triumphs of succession planning at his organization. • How can donors best support organizations that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are 10 ways for philanthropy to acknowledge the challenges of the disabled community and how to make inclusion in the sector a priority. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are 10 opportunities to disrupt nonprofit growth through action-oriented steps that will incite change and benefit organizations. • How can donors support healthy nonprofit disruption?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Boards are not — and should not — be static. To be effective, they must change and evolve as their organizations change and grow. Many years ago, Karl Mathiasen III…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Gali Cooks, president & CEO of Leading Edge, discusses how her positive workplace culture threatened the psychological safety of her employees and hindered innovation, development, and space for new…
Giving Compass’ Take: • At Causeartist, Angela Jackson talks about how her organization is supporting innovative solutions that upskill entry-level and low-income workers. • How does our education system leave…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tulaine Montgomery lays bare the data surrounding glaring racial disparities in philanthropy, the realities of which should drastically change funding strategies on a broad scale. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Collins highlights the importance of admitting fault in preconceived notions in order to accurately redirect COVID-19 funding to those in need. • How might pride…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. My colleagues, Heather McLeod Grant and Adene Sacks, have just published a new workbook called “Leading Systems Change.” The book describes a new approach to leadership and community engagement in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christina Dragonetti at CalNonprofits argues the importance of nonprofits in our society and how now more then ever they need help and guidance when it comes…