This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Are nonprofit board members required to conduct themselves in any particular manner? Yes. Under well-established principles of nonprofit corporation law, a board member must meet certain standards of conduct and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All nonprofits are different — and their fundraising strategies should be too. The board and senior leadership should evaluate the organization’s goals, capacity, and operating environment to determine which of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Hechinger Report discusses the Trump administration’s proposal to merge the Education and Labor Departments and the negative effects it would have on youth development, equity, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · News Deeply talks with Blair Glencorse, founder and executive director of AccountabilityLab, about rebuilding society through accountability. The goal of AccountabilityLab is to hold governments accountable for their actions and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Flora Bagenal at News Deeply analyzes the results from the 2018 Fragile State Index that claims the U.S. is the forth most-worsened country compared to 2017. Bagenal explains…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart looks into the impact of competency-based learning and provides a list of 18 state policies that support competency-based programs and learning. · What effect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Putnam Consulting Group suggests how community organizations are more proficient in some areas that foundations and funders might not think as much about. • How can community organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Eli Hager at The Marshall Project interviews survivor Patricia Wenskunas about her assault and experience with California’s justice system. In Wenskunas’ story, she survived a horribly violent crime only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The 74 reports on a recent meeting of the Federal Commission on School Safety and the discussion relating school violence to violent video games and the “24-hour news…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Alex Forrester emphasizes the importance of outcome measurement over spending by debunking the overhead myth and addressing restricted line-item budgets. · How does flexible funding affect nonprofits? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Despite attempts to innovate classrooms and promote personalized learning, The 74 reports that teachers lack support from their superiors and are often impeded by their own…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Trump Administration has yet to announce and distribute the federal funding for local groups helping people apply for ObamaCare and Medicaid. The Hill reports that…