This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Supporting refugees and asylum seekers The Health and Human Rights Initiative at UCSF (HHRI) offers care and support to individuals and families fleeing persecution and injustice. It provides: Medical forensic evaluations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Foundations can provide resources for colleges and universities to offer more innovative, student-centered approaches through institutional partnerships. • How can donors measure the success of this type…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Jean Case shares insights from her book, Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose, that can help philanthropists make the most of big bets. …
Giving Compass’ Take: • Charity & Security Network and Charities Aid Foundation America provide donors an overview of what it means to give in sanctioned locations and how to manage risk. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This year-end season, let’s pause and consider how we can put the “Philo” (love in Greek) at the center of our philanthropy. Instead of our usual approach to philanthropy as the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Derrick Feldmann, writing for Philanthropy News Digest, discusses the importance of philanthropic organizations working collaboratively in an effort to create new meaningful partnerships. • How will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantbook is a technology company offering guidance on how to reduce organizational heartache and promote flow in philanthropy. • The author mentions that foundations set unachievable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Move the money.” Community organizers in social movements have repeated this call to action for philanthropy for years. As a longtime organizer, I used to be the one expressing this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Addressing the climate crisis can no longer be the work of the few foundations and donors who fund climate work. Instead, we need an “all-of-philanthropy” level of engagement, expertise, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Bertrand Piccard proposed circumnavigating the globe in a solar-powered airplane, the world’s leading aviation experts told him it was a pipe dream. That’s when the former Swiss Air Force…
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: • Angelique Sina, President of Friends of Puerto Rico, discusses how presenting a clear picture of the potential results of social impact and economic growth can help motivate donors.…