This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses how nonprofit organizations are utilizing human-centered applications to build AI technology for social good. • What are some examples of charitable organizations that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Justin Spelhaug, GM of Technology for Social Impact at Microsoft, shares how Microsoft is focusing its energy on two social impact business investments. • Microsoft is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A group of 181 CEOs recently upended decades of convention by signing the Business Roundtable’s revised “Statement on the Purpose of the Corporation.” The statement formalized a growing belief that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alina Siegfried, writing for Medium, lists the various ways that New Zealand offers sustainable conditions for social impact and entrepreneurship to thrive. • How are donors in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fredrik Andersson, writing for Nonprofit Quarterly, discusses observations of the processes that nonprofit entrepreneurs go through before starting an organization. • Why is it useful to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Advocacy and policy work are crucial elements of democracy, and philanthropy can help drive progress toward meaningful changes to advance democratic processes. Learn how: Why Strategic Philanthropy Needs Advocacy, Arabella Advisors Philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Census is an important democratic tool that has implications for federal funding, accurate representation in Congress, and support for underserved communities. As April 1, 2020 – or Census Day…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kim Klein, writing for Nonprofit Quarterly, discusses how a board of directors both creates and reflects an effective organization. • Are you currently on a board…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Washington Housing Initiative is partnering with the private sector to provide funding for more workforce housing in the Washington D.C., area. • This collaboration will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alex Moltzau breaks down arguments regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it could potentially be a great help to charities and nonprofits. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rick Moyers explains that checkbook philanthropy that is carried out strategically can be impactful in spite of the popular narrative to the contrary. • Is checkbook philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • T-shaped innovators are individuals that have “shallow and wide horizontal knowledge, deep and singular vertical expertise.” The author calls for social innovators to be more than…