This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As AI and robots become more prevalent in the nonprofit sector, the authors offer advice on ways to prepare for future challenges in employment and public policy due…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the past year Rainier Valley Corps (RVC) has been growing our Operations Support program. We now have 12 incredible partner organizations under our fiscal sponsorship. RVC handles back-office functions such…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, Asha Curran discusses the impact of Giving Tuesday around the world and explains what lessons have been learned from the movement. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Crain’s Detroit Business discusses the need for a more bottom-up approach to innovation in philanthropy, making sure that experimentation (and the freedom to fail) is always…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Nonprofit Quarterly blog post examines recent arguments from Winners Take All author Anand Giridharadas about the contradictions in corporate philanthropy, specifically when it comes to big…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy today often looks like a race to use the latest shiny object: big bets, impact investing, LLCs, social impact bonds, donor-advised funds, whatever. Many of the new “new ideas”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Authors writing for the Stanford Social Innovation Review explain how “new power” approaches to community organizing and fundraising make it possible for those who are not traditionally…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le at Nonprofit AF reports on the harmful effects that popularity-based grants — ones in which nonprofits compete for votes or “likes” to earn money…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This TCC Group blog post explores the concept of being an “active” or “strategic” follower in philanthropy, which includes learning to sit back and listen to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) shares some lessons from its 2018 Nonprofit Management Institute, in which civil society leaders discussed how we can create more diversity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2017, One By One (1×1) found itself in a position many small nonprofits may find relatable: their small staff was unable to scale up their efforts without additional resources, which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sara Dowdy, writing for Forbes, explains six ways to be a responsible leader in the nonprofit field and shares her people-focused approach. • What barriers are…