This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melissa Sines recounts the findings of a survey of PEAK Grantmaking members about short- and long-term shifts in grantmaking practices due to COVID-19. • Have you shifted your…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Laura Callanan at Philanthropy News Digest argues that cultural institutions, such as museums, should be at the forefront of socially responsible investing. • Which future innovations will make donor…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Two professors at the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. student, all specializing in health policy and politics, are discussing Europe’s plans to reopen its economies after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors at the MacArthur Foundation discuss philanthropy’s ability to provide catalytic capital to drive profit and impact for enterprises in need. • Catalytic capital is an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Right now, state and local governments across the country have started to consider re-opening certain businesses and, what a phased re-entry might look like. As a nonprofit leader, you may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Charles Ries suggests an array of collaborative methods world leaders can employ for an effective response to the global challenge of COVID-19. • How essential is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In an article for Smart Cities Dive, Lauren Gore encourages cooperation between public and private entities for smart city solutions to local government infrastructure. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color. But this fact prompts a much more difficult question for nonprofit boards to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit organizations should prioritize how well they can execute social impact, economic viability, and capacity in the wake of COVID-19. • How can donors bolster organizations in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. However, for this, maybe that isn’t a bad thing. Perhaps this abnormal time is an opportunity for board members to let go of some of their perceptions and fears of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why do we exist as an institution? What is the purpose that we seek to fulfill? What values do we hold most dear as we do our work? If our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are several ways that social entrepreneurs are addressing concerns of COVID-19, primarily focusing on rebuilding the ecosystems and promoting communities of support. • What is…