This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alexandre Mars is a tech entrepreneur who wrote Giving: Purpose is the New Currency, and aims to normalize charitable giving. • How might this book impact other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Question: How and why is your foundation collaborating with others — grantees, other funders — to achieve a shared policy goal? The Healing Trust Meredith Sullivan Benton, Vice-President, Programs and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In order to survive the pandemic, IDR’s Vidya Shah claims creating transparent relationships between funders and nonprofits is essential for organizations to survive. • How are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sustainability Adventure is a program of the NGO Forum ViA, that sends gap year travelers to various countries to use social media to report on SDG…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this episode of Giving With Impact, Jeff Raikes, Fred Kaynor, and Michael Gordon Voss discuss how to achieve more effective individual and corporate philanthropy. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 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…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors examine the effectiveness of student loan forgiveness programs as an adequate and cost-effective form of stimulus for the economy during the pandemic. • What…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Di-Ann Eisnor, CEO of byCore and Co-Founder of Neighborhood Start Fund, discusses her experience and how technology can help underserved communities by improving urban development resources. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 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…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • America Forward discusses the Social Innovation Fund, a federal program that tries to tackle some of our country’s toughest problems, and how it transitioned to a Pay for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Keshav Bagri explains that ‘social impact bonds,’ also known as pay-for-performance or results-based financing, have gained popularity over the last decade both for transformative impact and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kathleen Kelly Janus explains that the philanthropic sector is continuously working to solve social problems by experimenting with innovation in technology, various financial models, and new…