This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Conference Board, Kelly Beckner explains the importance of investing in local, community-led initiatives for disaster preparedness to save lives and billions in recovery costs.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are steps that individual stakeholders can take to invest in nonprofit organizations that will strengthen surrounding communities. • Which organizations in your community could benefit…
It is essential that all members of the organization, including the board members, are actively engaged in all fundraising activities. To do so not only solidifies their purpose on the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sonami Vashi discusses the shift in nonprofit attention from equality to equity as Atlanta faces serious income inequality and gentrification. • Why is it crucial to focus on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Debbie Reznick, Senior Program Officer of Polk Bros. Foundation, discusses efforts to end homelessness, increase access to justice, and strengthen the capacity of nonprofits in Chicago.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Director of a small community center called SHAPE in Houston, Texas, discusses how the center aims to get equity from feedback to solve community problems. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There needs to be a way to bridge the “trust deficit” between donors and NGOs in order for donors to understand more about the work that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Karen Kahn explains as the elderly population will keep increasing, the amount of personal caretakers is decreasing. This is a problem because we do not have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Felix Salmon explains how one donor provided an overly-restrictive grant to an animal welfare organization. • How can other funders avoid the mistakes made in this example? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors explain how values-based innovation can make humanitarian organizations and their work more productive, and the principles to guide this type of development. • The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le at Nonprofit AF discusses meta-fragility: the uncomfortable feeling when thinking about others’ potential discomfort during difficult conversations. Meta-fragility can keep organization leaders from making…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I came across the opportunity to attend the BoardSource Leadership Forum (BLF) in Los Angeles on a Judith O’Connor Memorial Scholarship, I leapt. It gave me the opportunity to…