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Boards and Governance

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    Impact Investing in Europe Is Both Nuanced and Necessary

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Aug 1, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lisa Hehenberger, at Stanford Social Innovation Review, offers investors a deeper understanding of the important, multilevel nature of impact investing in Europe. • Why is impact…

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    American Voices Remain Integral to the UN After 75 Years

    United Nations Foundation Aug 1, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rachel Bowen Pittman discusses the crucial role American voices have played in shaping UN discussions since the 1940s. • How are American voices especially important in advocating…

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    How Boards Can Create a Culture of Inquiry

    BoardSource Jul 30, 2020

    As organizations continue to adjust to the new environment that the COVID-19 crisis has created, many board leaders are asking what they should be doing. But as is the case…

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    Female Genital Mutilation Prevention Is Losing Funding

    Global Citizen Jul 29, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Helen Lock writes for Global Citizen about the potential closure of UK’s National FGM Centre, which works to eradicate female genital mutilation. • What can you…

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    Lessons From Social Impact Startup Founders

    TechCrunch Jul 28, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Founders offer five key lessons that they learned when creating social impact startups and innovations.  • How are you supporting social impact innovation with your charitable…

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    How To Ask an Influential Leader To Join Your Nonprofit Board

    Forbes Jul 27, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are 11 insights on how to ask influential individuals to become nonprofit board members and help guide nonprofit success.  • What do you look for…

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    How Charlotte Is Saving Small Businesses During Lockdown

    Brookings Jul 26, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at Brookings delves into Charlotte, N.C.’s strategy for saving small businesses, which accounts for various stages of the coronavirus lockdown. • Why is saving…

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    How Governance Practitioners Can Reinforce Social Movements

    Alliance Magazine Jul 24, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Funders from the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (TAI) collaborative provide five insights on how philanthropic governance can fortify social movements.  • How can your philanthropy support social movements…

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    The Nuances of Shutting Down a Successful Nonprofit

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sometimes, it might be necessary to strategically navigate shutting down a successful nonprofit by gifting its assets to better-equipped organizations.  • How can donors support strategic…

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    Why Cyber Leadership and EQ Matter In This Moment

    The Aspen Institute Jul 21, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Higher emotional quotients are important for rising cybersecurity leadership, as more uncertainty and issues arise in public health, governance, and the future of our economy.  • How…

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    Natural Resources: From Legal Reform to Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Natural Resource Governance Institute Jul 20, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Natural Resource Governance Institute breaks down attempts in sub-Saharan Africa to reform laws around natural resources and what those efforts translated to on the ground. …

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    How 2020 Has Re-Emphasized the “S” in ESG Sustainability

    GreenBiz Jul 18, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Mike Hower discusses the unprecedented focus on the social side of ESG sustainability as the coronavirus and racial injustice take center stage in 2020. • How…

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