This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca TeKolste explains that recent research on crowdfunding shows that it can contribute to democratizing philanthropy by making charitable giving more inclusive. • Have you participated…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Community Context The city of Boston and its surrounding metropolitan area, with its blue chip colleges and universities, is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading talent factories and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Movements have grown in their intersectionality, their sophistication and reach and many nonprofits and organizers have been actively contributing to their gains as well as being pushed themselves. Many funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although the humanitarian sector has long recognized and touted the importance and benefits of local voices in the lead, it’s been painstakingly reluctant to adapt—in this crisis and others. For…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Community Context Rwanda is mainland Africa’s most densely populated nation. However, with the exception of Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, the nation’s citizens crowd the countryside rather than cities. According to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Three Harvard Kennedy School graduate fellows discuss the history of philanthropic individual scholarships and fellowships for activists and “change agents.” • There are critiques of leadership development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This podcast discusses the evolution of how philanthropy funds the arts during past crises as well as the current pandemic. • How does art play a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Donita Volkwijn, writing for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, discusses the key considerations and next steps to take to start having internal conversations about race within organizations. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eugenie Harvey discusses The Funding Network’s unique approach for small grassroots nonprofits to receive donations through a live crowd-funding model. • How can the live crowd-funding model be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast, panelists explore how tech philanthropy can leverage innovation to invest in assets within communities to provide support where necessary. • Tech philanthropy usually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Indigenous organizer and tribal attorney, Tara Houska, and two social justice funders, Edgar Villanueva and Jason Franklin, discuss funding Indigenous resistance, activism, and organizing. • According to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mary K. Blanusa, Stacey Chen, and Nathan Huttner offer detailed insights into building successful movements around criminal justice reform so that philanthropists can identify their opportunities for impact. …