This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Smart, effective giving requires continuous learning along the donor journey. Often the best sources for this learning are the lessons shared by other donors themselves. This past January, the Dorothy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You’ve probably heard the phrase “tech for good,” but what does it really mean? Doesn’t most technology accomplish something good? Think software for nonprofit data analysis or customer relationship management;…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The TE Foundation is a strong supporter of global philanthropy by funding organizations that are working to increase access to STEM learning. • How can individual…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cecilia Conrad, Managing Director of Fellows and 100&Change, discusses the lessons learned after conceptualizing and completing the first challenge in the competition. • Although this competition applies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tyrone Freeman highlights the history of black giving in America, from the days of slavery to the 2019 Morehouse graduation. • How does this history inform the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly, writing for Forbes, discusses six lessons for grantmakers and funders to consider as they start new philanthropic initiatives. • These are important questions to consider…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years, we’ve seen a resurgence in nonprofit and foundation efforts to listen better to those they’re trying to help. Recent research from the Center for Effective Philanthropy found…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Back-to-school season is a time when our minds turn to the subject of learning. What will students learn this year? How can philanthropists help students thrive. To be a funder…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for AVPN, Lucy Moore highlights four reasons why philanthropists need to understand the needs and experiences of beneficiaries. · How do grantmakers incorporate feedback into their efforts?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Katherina ‘Kat’ M. Rosqueta is the founding executive director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy. Founded as a collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A few years back, a “strategic plan” meant a 50-page document outlining what should be done over the next five years. We got over that once we realized that said…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many nonprofit leaders agree—now more than ever—that having a culture that reflects their organizations’ values of equity and inclusion is critical. But culture isn’t a “thing” in and of itself.…