This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Samantha Smylie highlights some of the issues Illinois school districts are facing in the move to remote schooling as a result of closures from COVID-19. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Elaine Martyn, writing for Fidelity Charitable, describes three ways that you can help communities in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Are there opportunities in your area…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A principle from China shares lessons they learned while practicing remote learning during their successful transition to distance education in February 2020. • What are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Golden, writing for GreenBiz, discusses lessons learned in supply chain resilience during COVID-19. • What opportunities are emerging for the U.S. to evaluate and analyze local…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeff Raikes discusses the root of inequitable school district funding, explaining that most of it comes from property taxes which vary dramatically between communities. • Raikes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Kilpatrick details the high cost of administrating, including grant reporting, that burdens nonprofits and funders and offers the Good Financial Grant Practice as a solution. • Do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Foundation Source shares tips to help funders decline donation requests in a direct manner while still being respectful to grantseekers. • Even if a funder declines a grantseekers’…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s still early in the COVID-19 crisis, yet many funders have already taken important steps to support grantees. Dozens of community foundations have established rapid response funds, which will be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tony Wan, writing for EdSurge, discusses how future education technology investments will be affected by coronavirus as school budgets are developed over the summer. • How is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bryan Citrin discusses six ways that businesses can incorporate philanthropy into their culture to increase impact, increase revenues, and boost employee morale. • What could philanthropic engagement do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the world responds to the threats of COVID-19, many nonprofits and their boards are wrestling with difficult questions and decisions. In these uncertain times, as the situation rapidly changes,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Global Fund for Women shares its practices during this time to support communities that are most impacted by COVID-19 and calls for funder flexibility in…