This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pushpa Sundar discusses the evolution of corporate social responsibility and the negative implications of mandatory CSR in India on philanthropy. • Sundar examines how mandatory CSR has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bryan Collins speaks with Scott Moorehead, the CEO of Round Room, on how a company culture focused on philanthropy can improve employee engagement. • Can philanthropy be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jenny Choi, writing for Medium, discusses why focusing on practitioners and emerging leaders’ perspectives will address diversity, equity, and inclusion in journalism. • What are key…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Leslie Albrecht covers Melinda Gates’ recent $1 billion pledge for women and girls advancement in the U.S., an area often under-funded. • How can you focus your…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Norman Chella unpacks motivations that can drive philanthropic giving, from seeking selfish ends to responding to a higher calling. • Why is it important to know the motivations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The W.K. Kellogg Foundation sponsored Labs for Learning, an initiative engaging foundation leaders in dynamic learning to improve philanthropic practices. • How are you working to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • François Lemoine, writing for Medium, discusses how to develop a strategic philanthropy plan and the steps to take to put it into action. • How are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do you define philanthropy? At its best, philanthropy directs resources toward doing good and improving people’s lives. At the Annie E. Casey Foundation, we take on tough and persistent issues…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ian David Moss, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, discusses how arts philanthropy could benefit from collaborative, targeted efforts to promote art for social good. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Battle UK shares how it used data-driven approaches to evaluate programs, which helped to determine success. • How can donors identify organizations that are making data-driven…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 1. Assuming success in philanthropy is as simple as success in business. A failure to recognize that philanthropy is, almost by definition, working on the toughest challenges — the ones that business…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In July 2014, a small group of funders came together to form Fund for Shared Insight, a collaborative focused on promoting listening and feedback to elevate the voices of those least…