This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Essentially, we asked a computer program to group reflections from different nonprofits together. The algorithm looked at every word in each response and detected patterns in how the words were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like other businesses and enterprises, Covid-19 has rocked nonprofit organizations in profound and often devastating ways. According to a specialized survey by BDO U.S., 75% of nonprofits reported that Covid-19 negatively impacted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jack Kosakowski, writing for Forbes, discusses his experiences with nonprofit boards and offers three tips to make them stronger and more effective. • How can more nonprofit organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Board members should be held accountable for amending and organizing nonprofit governing documents to help review and manage critical information. • How can nonprofit professionals strengthen…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Feedback is an important mechanism for nonprofits to learn from their clients and make sure their services are meaningful and relevant. However, if institutions don’t consider specific populations, especially those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list of toolkits that help organizations address three critical issues: workplace inclusion, organizational capacity, and digital security. • Why are these three issues…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We’re often inspired to support a charity based on their vision for a better world–one without hunger, homelessness, or disease. Organizations dare to imagine a day when these problems no…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why don’t more grantmakers set strategic goals aimed at making them the best makers of grants possible? In PEAK Grantmaking surveys, fewer than 50 percent of responding funders maintain strategic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit Quarterly explores the mechanics of nonprofit boards — and how they can be improved through leveraging networks and questioning assumptions. • How can we develop…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In spring 2020, like so many in the nonprofit fundraising space, the organization I then worked for refashioned our large-scale luncheon to a virtual experience. A year later, with pandemic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The last two decades have witnessed the emergence of several healthcare innovations by social entrepreneurs in India. However, one of the biggest challenges they face is moving from pilot to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every foundation wants a nonprofit partner that shares in and will deliver on its mission. Every nonprofit wants to engage a funder that is willing to collaborate and help them…