Water is an Impact Investment Primer for Families and Foundations. Why Water? Why Now? Investment opportunities in water are growing in size and number. Several forces intensify the urgency for…
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Click here for more.Leveraging Three Giving Vehicles to Maximize Impact— Matt Rogers, Founder, Incite.org We currently use three giving vehicles: a foundation, an LLC, and a DAF. This particular model developed over time…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • The health of nonprofit organizations during COVID-19 is dependent on funders providing necessary support. One way foundations are doing this is by investing in community capacity. …
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Elyse Gordon discusses the three core pillars of the social justice grantmaking model and recommends giving projects as a vehicle. • What social justice grantmaking methods could…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacts organizations across the UK, but private donors and community foundations can both play roles in supporting long-term solutions. • How are…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Electronic Fund Transfers (EFTs) can help nonprofit organizations who are in need of donations and minimize the need for mailed checks. • How can donors call…
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Click here for more.Two years ago on this blog, we observed that many company leaders had started to shift from asking “why do philanthropy” at all, to “why do strategic corporate philanthropy?” The broader business community…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Heatwaves around the world impact marginalized communities, but flexible funding can help sustain cooling solutions and jumpstart initiatives to respond to this crisis. • How do…
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Giving Compass’ Take: • Ben Goldfarb details the opportunities to support rural civic engagement that donors can engage in and highlights essential considerations that must be taken into account. • Are…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Northern California Grantmakers shares information, events, resources, and funds that donors can use to guide their response to the 2020 Northern California fires. Check back to the…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Hannah Paterson offers thoughtful questions and considerations to think about when evaluating the best practices for participatory grantmaking. • How can individual donors take away key…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Rhodri Davies explains how philanthropy can be undemocratic and how funders can use philanthropy to advance democracy. • How can funders be intentional about their relationship with…