This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Whether your foundation is committed to operating in perpetuity, or you’re considering a strategic lifespan, does defining the parameters of your foundation’s activity restrict or liberate you? Ready, set, go.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mayors often come into office with bold ideas for tackling the toughest issues — whether it’s gun violence, school readiness, homelessness, or workforce development. And if they don’t know it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Are board internships an effective tool for training the next generation? What are some examples of other family foundations that have used them, and what have their experiences been? One…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced that they will align 100 percent of their nearly half-billion-dollar endowment with their mission in order to increase impact investing. The Nathan Cummings Foundation is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fondation de France was founded at the end of the 1960s as a tool to develop private philanthropy in France and to respond to the most urgent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When a family foundation board works as a team, with harmony in vision and purpose, it may see no immediate need to bring in individuals who are not related to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For more than three decades, a small-but-growing sector of mission-driven organizations known as Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have been at the forefront of creating equity and opportunity in underinvested communities. Limited funding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can we drive meaningful change in the private sector to encourage sustainability and support communities while growing economies? Promote women’s leadership. Last week, in celebration of International Women’s Day,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “You need to get out and kick the tires,” is one of two key phrases our founder, Stewart Kean, used frequently when advising his board at the 1772 Foundation before he passed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. BoardSource created the Stand for Your Mission Awards to recognize nonprofit boards that have established advocacy as an expectation for engaged and effective board leadership, and, by doing so, are helping their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A Hewlett Packard internal report found that female employees applied for a promotion only when they believed they met 100 percent of the qualifications listed for the job, whereas male employees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The philanthropic sector has seen steady growth over the past decade, and while some new foundation boards may be made up of veteran philanthropists, I’ll wager that many of those…