This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marten Roorda argues that standardized tests do not create inequalities, they just identify existing inequalities. • Are tests worth prioritizing? How can inequalities be addressed? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Belnick, writing for PhilanTopic, explains how colleges alone will not be able to meet all students’ basic needs, and that collective investment from community-based, government,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The MacArthur Foundation is increasing its indirect cost recovery to cover operating costs for nonprofit organizations in order to support the financial health of organizations. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Building Connections Fund, a joint initiative by the government, the National Lottery Community Fund and the Co-op Foundation, discusses how they collaborated to utilize co-design practices to reduce loneliness. • Co-design can help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Claire Ballentine provides some helpful tips and tricks from recent publications on maximizing philanthropy and why you should measure the results of your efforts. · How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Give Lists are curated lists of high-impact, nonprofit organizations dedicated to driving positive change across a broad range of issues and causes. We have partnered with leaders in the philanthropic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aneri Pradhan explores what nonprofit organizations should consider when thinking about mergers and acquisitions for growth purposes. • How do mergers and acquisitions increase a nonprofit’s impact? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Community Renewal International is an organization that uses ‘friendship houses’ to encourage neighbors to interact and take care of each other and strengthen community ties. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tory Martin highlights the top 10 blogs of 2019 published by the Johnson Center on trends in philanthropy. • What trends do you expect to see in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take • Jenn Taylor reflects on the nonprofit sector’s proclivity for constant change and the downsides of never reaching a maturity or maintenance stage. • How can you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Born during the longest civil war in Ethiopia’s history, I grew up witnessing the perils of a dysfunctional political system. Even at the age of seven, politics had a palpable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • GlobalGiving describes the reasons why and how funders can help vulnerable immigrant children during their time in need. • Is there an action you can take…