This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new survey from Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) of 1,986 nonprofit, foundation and other charitable sector leaders found 88% currently prioritize gathering client feedback, with half of those (44%) calling it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving circles, which tripled in the United States from 2007-2017, help introduce new and increasingly diverse donors into the world of philanthropy. As giving circles continue to grow more popular,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jackie Snow explains how educational institutions and companies are working together to build the AI developer pipeline to address the developer shortage. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit Quarterly discusses the merger of two high-profile social justice organizations — Race Foward and Center for Social Inclusion — and what it means for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since Shared Insight’s founding in 2014, we have struggled with the right words to describe the people at the heart of our work. Some of the phrases we’ve considered, debated,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Google unveiled a new initiative called AI for Social Good provides advanced technology for projects that will have a positive social impact. • How can other bigger tech companies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, and looking at the increase in both school bullying and anti-Semitic incidents in 2017, nonprofits have reason to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, social organizations have struggled to gather meaningful data to prove programs work. Yet a simple and often overlooked measurement solution exists beyond evaluation and monitoring: directly asking constituents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2017, we set out on a journey to put in one place high-quality content on giving, and prime your hunger to give with impact. We launched Giving Compass as an experiment.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As the 21st-century workforce changes, so should internships. Pamela Hawley, writing for Forbes, details what nonprofit organizations need to change within their internship programs to attract more talent. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Medium post, the author discusses how nonprofits need to dig deeper on problems before trying to come up with interventions, making sure organizations understand…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Stanford Social Innovation Review post discusses welfare reform and how funders can use risk as a tool for continuous learning, across many different types of…