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    Predicting the Future by Being Engaged in the Present

    Medium Oct 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kristen Cambell at Medium sits down with Trista Harris of FutureGood to discuss trends that are shaping future philanthropic giving practices. • How can funders lean into best…

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    Next-Gen Grantmaking: A View From The Ground

    Medium Oct 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Medium, Christal Smith shares her recent experience with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and discusses next-gen grantmaking and maximizing impact.  · What did the author take away…

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    How to Establish a Donor Circle

    Medium

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Creative Partnerships Australia shares the steps for starting a donor circle to begin engaging in collective impact.  • Is a donor circle the right vehicle for your…

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    How Corporations Cover Up Messes with Philanthropic Giving

    Business Insider Oct 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Paul Constant argues that corporations engage in reputation-washing by giving to charitable efforts as publicity stunts and to profit from tax-deductions. • How can donors and…

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    Using Food Surplus to Feed America

    Rockefeller Foundation Oct 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jasmine Crowe reflects on why she started Goodr, a company tackling hunger in America by redirecting food surplus from partner companies to those in need. • Where is…

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    How Nonprofit Organizations Can Unlock Potential of Field Workers

    India Development Review Oct 10, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit organizations can leverage field workers to better serve communities by treating them as development leaders. • Why are field workers vital to global development?  •…

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    Resources For Leading Systems Change

    Beth Kanter Oct 9, 2019

    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…

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    Data-Driven Program Evaluation for Public and Nonprofit Sectors

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Oct 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Governments and universities have secure access for researchers to look at administrative data labs, and this data infrastructure should be expanded to nonprofits organizations as well. …

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    Making Higher Education Attainable for Arab Youth

    The National Oct 6, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Maysa Kalbout discusses the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation’s collaboration and utilization of technology in making higher education attainable for Arab youth. • How can some of the Abdulla…

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    Wealth Matters as Politics Creep Into Philanthropy

    The Mitchell Foundation Oct 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take:  • Paul Sullivan discusses how charitable giving has become concentrated among the wealthy and how their politics are impacting philanthropic organizations. • Should politics be left at the…

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    Focusing on Opportunity Youth Will Take More Than Financial Investment

    The Aspen Institute Oct 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Crispus Attucks, founder of YouthBuild, a Pennsylvania program that helps connect opportunity youth to more options, discusses the strategies that will enhance programming for young people.…

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    Speaking A Common Language Is Difficult

    AVPN Oct 2, 2019

    Giving Compass Take: • Matteo Vidiri at AVPN discusses the importance of finding a common language to build a bridge between the worlds of bankers and philanthropists in order to have successful…

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