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    A Tale of Two Rural Funding Organizations in New England

    Campbell University Jul 16, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • This case study explores the practices of two health conversion organizations working to improve the lives in rural communities in New England.  • How can other foundations…

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    What #TakeAKnee Teaches Us About Citizenship

    GOOD Magazine Jul 15, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Colin Kaepernick’s #TakeAKnee movement and activism can teach us lessons about how we value U.S. citizenship and its tie to equality.  • The #TakeAKnee movement is…

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    3 Ways to Maximize Your Impact With New Technology

    Forbes Jul 15, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin Xu explains how nonprofit organizations can focus their time and resources to maximize their impact with new technology.  • Is your organization getting the most out of…

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    Five Tips for Supporting Social Sector R&D

    Project Evident

    Years ago, I worked for a large anti-poverty nonprofit in Boston. We were eager to evaluate our programs so that we could measure what was working and improve what wasn’t.…

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    The Human Capital Crisis in the Social Sector

    AVPN Jul 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · David Kugler provides a brief recap of the 2019 AVPN Annual Conference and how we can go about solving the human capital crisis in the social sector. …

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    How the Global Development Business Is Evolving

    The Brookings Institution Jul 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · George Ingram explains how three recent publications have provided some insight on the evolution of global development and where it should go next. · How has the…

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    Fintech Startup Lets You Round Up Payments And Donate

    TechCrunch Jul 12, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · A financial technology startup known as Revolut is making it easier for people to donate to different organizations by rounding up final payments at the register.…

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    Reflections on the Philanthropy Community Across Borders

    Alliance Jul 12, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Anne-Laure Paquot, writing for Alliance, reflects on her time at the ERNOP conference, where she heard grantmakers from Europe and the U.S. share insights on the…

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    How Drug-Free School Zones Backfired

    The Atlantic Jul 12, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Drug-free school zones was a policy that had good intentions but poor implementation in effectively increasing student safety.  • What might a policy approach around drug…

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    Taking Calculated Risks on Bold Concepts: Takeaways from the AVPN Conference 2019

    AVPN Jul 12, 2019

    Privatize failure, socialize success. These were Clearly founder James Chen’s opening words in his keynote address at the AVPN Conference 2019. The event brings together social investors and thought leaders…

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    The Practice of Rigorous Humility in the Social Sector

    Medium Jul 11, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Lentfer, writing for Medium, discusses how more professionals in the social sector need to practice rigorous humility. She describes this as letting go of the fixation…

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    Value of Collaboration Research Study

    The Bridgespan Group Jul 10, 2019

    Philanthropists—both foundations and high-net worth individuals—are working together on a wide range of issues from climate mitigation, to water policy, to youth development. Funders typically pursue collaboration because they can bring…

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