This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit Quarterly explores how smaller nonprofits can scale in a smart way. Their study of 3,500 organizations found that adaptability and a big-picture approach to funding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Forbes has published a report on the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF), which is in turmoil following several executive resignations, high turnover from what former employees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Reuters reports on recent research that analyzes the concentration of wealth around the world and what that means for the current state of philanthropy. • While…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This Passages Issue Brief chronicles the experiences of the Eckerd Family Foundation, which operated in Tampa, Florida from 1998 to 2012. Organized from its inception as a limited life foundation,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ford Foundation’s Vuyiswa Sidzumo discusses the dilemmas, contradictions and excitements of being a program officer, emphasizing that it is a privilege with unique challenges. • All…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Family foundation CEOs have enormous influence, because the family relies on him or her and often views the professional as providing an objective voice. The family foundation professional also has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In December 2015, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced he would transfer 99 percent of his Facebook shares—a sum currently valued at $45 billion—to the new Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • BoardSource examines the metrics that nonprofits should pay the most attention to when it comes to tracking viability and sustainability. • How many of the listed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This Passages Issue Brief introduces an increasingly popular method for preparing the next generation for philanthropic service: the next generation or junior board. The paper covers the variety of purposes for establishing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A goal of retreats – and indeed of family foundations – is to ensure that everyone is engaged. Foundation leadership, the senior generation and staff are clearly the best informed…
Concise, complete, and accurate meeting minutes are vital to the health of a family foundation. These documents are the first thing IRS/state regulators request during an investigation and/or audit into…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • PEAK Insight Journal talks with Deaconess Foundation VP Allison Rand, who discusses the importance of taking a “blank slate” approach when revisiting grant reports in order…