This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program plans to engage with leaders across industries to improve job quality and help employees gain access to more economic opportunities. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Megan Conn at The Hechinger Report writes that in struggling Rust Belt cities, childcare deserts and lack of preschool funding threaten educational progress. • What makes childcare in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Population Youth Services (PSI) is planning to deploy 500 young people, (along with technical experts) to help coordinate adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights programming…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From voting to volunteering, civic engagement is an essential part of a healthy quality of life for individuals and communities. It’s also a crucial piece of our democracy and helps…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For funders seeking to create their own version of system leadership programs, or embrace this approach to change, we want to share a few lessons we’ve learned from this work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Local leaders in Atlanta are advancing sustainable employment systems by collaborating with workforce development stakeholders to provide career, education, and training services. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When donors look for ways to make a positive difference in the world, direct service organizations are a logical starting point — whether it is the nonprofit empowering girls in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Shift, a California-based nonprofit, is launching a food waste recovery campaign and offers job training for individuals impacted by food-insecurity, homelessness, addiction, and incarceration. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Yaquta Fatehi, guest writer at NextBillion, discusses ways in which the private sector can align their path and actions with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). • What’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nonprofits often face challenges when trying to secure ongoing, unrestricted support from major donors, which is sometimes fueled by a lack of connection between the donor and the nonprofits they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le explains how funders can support nonprofit leadership to reduce turnover to increase the efficacy of organizations. • Which of these shifts can you make quickly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Fast Company talks with Kristen Witzel, founder of Kids Boost, about her nonprofit’s work to teach children philanthropy through a three-month program. The program provides children with $100…