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    What History Can Tell Us About Giving in the Post-COVID Era

    HistPhil Jul 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nathan Dietz shares insights about giving in times of crisis based on charitable responses to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina that illuminate the COVID-19 charitable response.  • What…

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    How to Overcome the Overhead Myth

    Hands On Fundraising

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this blog post written after Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017, Mary Calahane at Hands on Fundraising asks us to push back against the myth that…

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    Cultivating a Vision for Smarter Grantmaking

    Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers for Effective Organizations lays out its mission to help funders think more strategically and build better relationships with their grantees. • From recognizing and sharing power…

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    Do Sexual Harassment Allegations Impact Donations?

    Philanthropy News Digest Jul 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A survey from Give.org reveals that 22.3 percent of Americans surveyed reported pulling financial support from charitable organizations after learning of sexual harassment allegations. • How can…

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    How Philanthropic Vitality Can Help Build a Post COVID-19 World

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jul 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • When COVID-19 is over, foundations should use their philanthropic vitality to strategically support nonprofits for a full recovery. • How are foundations already committing to more…

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    Reimagining Institutional Foundations

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Alison Powell, Willa Seldon, and Nidhi Sahni explore how the growth of global wealth and the emergence of new philanthropists threatens the dominance of institutional foundations.…

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    When Donor-grantee Relationships Go Bad

    India Development Review Jul 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sapna Surendran shares his experience with a donor who asked too much and an organization that attempted to accommodated what they could not at the expense of…

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    Catalyzing Systems Change Innovation in Higher Education

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jul 13, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Re-Code, an initiative of the McConnell Foundation, is helping higher education institutions produce innovations that will help drive progress in systems change across Canada.  • How can…

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    Steps to Working Effectively With a Consultant

    PhilanTopic Jul 13, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Amid COVID-19, nonprofit organizations may need more assistance or a minor revamp. Working with consultants can help organizations stay on track and maintain effectiveness.  • In…

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    Data Insights That Can Help Nonprofit Programs

    Pursuant Jul 13, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are seven data insights that can help strengthen nonprofit organizations’ major gifts programs. • How can you communicate openly with nonprofit organizations that you support…

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    How To Stay Sustainable Through The Instability Of COVID-19

    Forbes Jul 10, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Thomas Milana, at Forbes, encourages nonprofits to remain driven and communicative in order to sustain themselves through the instability of COVID-19. •  How has the economic…

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    Research Reveals Jewish Early Care and Education Strengthens Engagement

    eJewish Philanthropy Jul 9, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A study from the CASJE (Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) at George Washington University, reveals insights about the connection between Jewish early care and…

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