This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ollie Williams highlights nine philanthropists who are transforming philanthropy through innovation, investments, and charitable giving. • Do your philanthropic practices need a review? How are organizations you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the coronavirus pandemic intensifies, philanthropists are struggling to respond. Nearly the entire world suddenly has the same urgent needs: more and better diagnostic testing, personal protective and respiratory equipment, food…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lea Trusty, writing for Media Impact Funders, describes what it means to embed equity in journalism and what donors can do to promote equitable practices throughout the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 is already defining our world — economically, culturally, and politically — and how we connect to each other. It calls into question all that we have practiced and opens…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Libraries are closing due to coronavirus but still offer virtual services and programs to their communities. However, as revenue goes down, job losses increase. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list of opportunities to donate your time or money toward helping those that are most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. • How is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jan Lee explains how Pearson is breaking down the barriers to education and providing the necessary skills and resources to children. · What role can philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Achieving equity is a current pursuit among many in philanthropy, and one that is often referred to as a journey. To be clear, there is no end-of-the-road and the starting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Until the current COVID19 pandemic and the havoc it is wreaking are history, grantmakers will see a significant part of their work dominated in some form or fashion by the disease. In fact, barely a month into the national…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are a couple of ways that philanthropists can provide charitable dollars for organizations serving their communities, such as food banks and medical clinics. • Are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Donors can support communities in times of crisis in three primary ways: Listening, collectively coming to a solution, and moving quickly. • What are you doing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In this unprecedented global crisis, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the magnitude and diversity of needs and wonder, “What can we do?” If you are like many of…