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    Art Impact Investing for Social and Economic Development

    Americans For The Arts Jun 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Impact investors are realizing that providing investment capital for the creative markets will lead to positive community development work.  • What are examples of successful investments…

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    Reducing Opioid Overdoses Without A Prescription

    RAND Corporation Jun 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · A new RAND Corporation study shows the benefits of allowing pharmacists to administer naloxone, the opioid antidote, without a physician’s prescription. States that have already adopted this law…

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    Testing Whether Corporate Values Drive Outcomes

    barryoreilly.com Jun 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Barry O’Reilly discusses the meaning behind corporate values and whether or not the values held by businesses are in line with their actions and what drives their…

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    Digitization is the Next Phase of Innovative Financing

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jun 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The next phase of innovating financing will come in the form of leveraging digital tools, requiring significant investment capital to improve current systems. • What is…

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    Five Ways Microfinance Must Respond to the Digital Age

    Next Billion Jun 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: •MicroSave founder Graham Wright lists the ways that microfinance institutions should utilize financial technology to implement global practices. • How can donors help spread awareness about the impact…

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    Impact Investors Should Understand Where Their Funds Go

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Investors can take precautionary steps to understand how their funds are being used and ensure that communities are benefitting from investments.  • What are the challenges…

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    Going Global: How About Fiscal Sponsorship Outside the United States?

    Philanthropy In Focus Jun 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · The authors discuss the rise of fiscal sponsorship in the United States and how it can also serve as a useful approach to international development projects. · How…

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    Prioritizing Social-Emotional Skills for Students

    Education Dive Jun 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a new survey from RAND Corp., 75 percent of principals say that their schools have begun to prioritize building social-emotional skills in students.  ·…

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    AI for Good: Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals

    Getting Smart Jun 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Emily Liebtag shares the key points from the third annual AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, the leading UN platform for global discussion on AI and…

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    Report: Strengthening Need-Based Aid Key to College Affordability

    Education Dive Jun 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · A new report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy suggests colleges and policymakers strengthen need-based financial aid for low-income college students to achieve college affordability.…

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    Don’t Use the SAT or ACT to Undermine Education Accountability

    EdSource Jun 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Although vetoed by Gov. Brown, lawmakers are still trying to pass a bill to eliminate California’s Smarter Balance test and replace it with the SAT and ACT.…

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    A New App Will Match Nonprofits and Foundations

    Nonprofit AF Jun 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le announces that Fundr, a new app to match nonprofits and foundations, is a collaborative effort to bring a tech solution to a long-standing grantmaking problem.  • Does…

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