This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group announced a $12 million project that will invest in better data systems for local governments to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Youth United for Action (YU4A) is a new online space via Facebook that connects youth activists and encourages collective impact solutions to problems in their communities.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Center for Effective Philanthropy provides some insights for foundations on how to learn more effectively and share their knowledge with the public openly. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I am writing this article as I hear our 9-year-old and 5-year-old kids play in our living room. I feel lucky that they are safe at home, yet as you’re…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Knight Foundation’s Chris Barr discusses the challenges new digital artists face when creating work and explains how the organization is working to improve such an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing magazine identifies the difference between leadership and power in the government, and explains that the challenges we face can only be addressed through effective collective action. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive reports on how more colleges are adopting the blockchain method to keep track of students’ records, making them more accessible, while protecting privacy. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Blue Avocado post discusses what is known about millennial donors and how they connect with certain social causes. • One of the key takeaways here…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nell Edgington’s Social Velocity provides four key steps to help organizations achieve their funding and growth goals by breaking the so-called nonprofit financial “glass ceiling.” • This…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy News Digest talks with technologist and author Ann Mei Chang about the relationship between the tech sector and philanthropy, what nonprofits can do to innovate and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · As technology continues to expand and influence the way society lives, Randy Rieland at Smithsonian Magazine discusses a few different ways it has changed the way art…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Poverty fighting startups are encouraging us to forget the mantras of the tech world in favor of making real social impact and change. Using technology, more nuanced…