This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Paul Brown at Eco-Business talks about how investors are using their shareholdings to force polluting companies to change their ways and cut carbon emissions. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Edquity offers emergency funds for student support and provides other resources to students that need aid or relief. • How is your local school system supporting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philip Setel shares six insights into successfully advocating for civil registration and vital statistics for policymaking. • How can funders advance the collection and use of this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Roger Nielsen reports that a grant will fund research into the impact of rural incarceration rates driven by mental illness and substance abuse. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeffrey Walker outlines the fundamental elements of achieving successful systems change through philanthropy. • Collaborative efforts are often used to deliver systems change. Who could you partner…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are five truths, grounded in science that can help inform U.S. companies about the capacity of forests in climate solution planning. • What are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: • Jonathan Haber argues that an education technology invention (no matter how brilliant) or reform effort (no matter how necessary) is likely to fail if the people behind…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katie Fehrenbacher highlights climate tech entrepreneurs and how the tech journalists who focus on Silicon Valley have started noting the new climate tech investing class. • How are you staying…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christine Jones, coordinator of Educational Technology in Palmdale School District, describes how the district leveled the technology playing field and closed tech disparities. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s easy to forget, in a sector where Gateses, Fords, Lillys and Hewletts dominate the discourse, that most institutional philanthropies are small, leanly staffed, little-known foundations. In any given year,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Justice’s guide Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens provides frameworks and tools for donors to apply to their grantmaking • How could a racial justice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Dual Generation partnership, part of the Family-Centered Community Change Initiative, is a consortium of city agencies and social service providers that works on improving early childhood…