This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart highlights more than 50 advocacy groups and organizations working to improve education in the United States. • How can funders work to support effective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2018, the national venture philanthropy organization New Profit brought together pairs of donors and social entrepreneurs from their community for candid conversations on the future of social problem-solving. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today’s entrepreneurial philanthropists seek strategies to make a positive social impact and multiply their financial impact. Impact investing is a strategy that enables achievement of both goals and it’s why…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Three business models are emerging that can help improve supply chain management through the vehicles of social businesses, corporate foundations, and corporate impact funds. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tulane University successfully pivoted and adapted after Hurricane Katrina, creating a useful example of what effective community engagement strategies look like. • What is the role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Disiere shares three ways that businesses can engage in volunteering and philanthropy while highlighting both benefits for the company and the community. • How can corporate social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofits require funders to bankroll their programs, but often funders accidentally undermine the nonprofits they aim to help. • How can funders better serve nonprofits? Why…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Laura Tomasko explains that impact investments could help fill funding gaps for small businesses and nonprofit organizations that do not have access to loan assistance or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When thinking about the causes that are near and dear, most donors think about their contributions to their favorite nonprofits as “one way” transactions. A check is written, sent off,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Patrick Reed highlights the personal and communal benefits of charitable giving. • Giving is a good start, but focusing on giving with impact can amplify these benefits. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Connie Loizos, writing for TechCrunch, describes how a new portal helps lawyers find pro bono opportunities to help people affected by coronavirus. • How can the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • With rising unemployment and demand for relief programs affecting each state and local government differently, Mark Muro offers suggestions for the next federal aid bill. •…