This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers In Health provide a PDF guide to impact investing in health to help investors direct their money effectively. • Is impacting investing right for you? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2016, Global Impact “democratized giving” with the launch of a donor-advised fund (DAF) called Growfund, but it wasn’t like any other DAF on the market. Growfund boasted zero brokerage…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social and environmental issues have never been separate for Robin Barr. As the global director of TFT (The Forest Trust), she’s now helping companies gain that perspective, as well, so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review looks at Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms book called New Power, which describes the peer-driven model of social change and influence that is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Authors and teaching artists examine the ways in which arts education professionals can move forward in their fields but only through school, foundation and government support. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for GuideStar, Nonprofit Finance Fund CEO Antony Bugg-Levine discusses the importance of outcomes in nonprofit work and why it’s important to reorient around them, cutting through the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The National Council of Nonprofits gives us an overview of “collective impact” — working together, sharing info and resources to solve a complex problem — and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The UN established the Blockchain Commission for Sustainable Development and launched Blockchain for Impact in 2017 to discover and implement applications of blockchain technology for social impact. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit Quarterly reports on the scarcity of unrestricted, multi-year grants and funding reserves, citing examples from MIT and Massachusetts Eye and Ear on how they could make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Blue Avocado takes a look at the fundraising process for nonprofits and describes a system for outreach — Hand-Head-Heart — which appeals to both passion and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Forbes, The Bridgespan Group’s William Foster discusses the role philanthropy plays in driving social change, citing the organization’s $20 million investment Global Trans Initiative…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The MacArthur Foundation joined with various donors to create the Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education and is working towards providing educational opportunities to populations…