This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Larger foundations are putting equity at the forefront of their work, but there are considerations to think about such as educating staff and board members, aligning equity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex reports on a new fund to scale innovative education services in Africa and the Middle East: Governments set the goals, donors make the commitments and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • GrantCraft discusses the rise of more collaboration among high-end funders, but also finds that “advocacy funding” is still slow to develop. • There are inherent risks…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In an article at TriplePundit, Chris Jarvis discusses ways we can commit our resources to cultivating the creativity, ingenuity and skillsets of people in order to reach the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As The 74 writes, when teachers work together, they can create better outcomes. By creating schools that encourage teachers to collaborate more openly, students can easily flourish.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cheryl Contee, Josh Hendler, and Julie Menter argue that tech can be part of the solution to the civic engagement problems of our day, but only if it is properly designed,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Singapore is using technology to scale up volunteerism and philanthropy for its aging population to deal with pressing social issues. • Is technology the most effective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Funders for LGBTQ Issues offer insights into the landscape of LGBTQ health and HIV/AIDS care and how grantmakers can make improvements through infrastructure-focused funding. • Where are opportunities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • International grantmaking has been becoming more popular over the last decades and goes in tandem with the Sustainable Development Goals. • How can technological advances such as bitcoin affect international…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our mission at the Heron Foundation is to help people and communities help themselves out of poverty. Our strategy calls for us to address root causes and invest in organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Collaborations between organizations can be difficult when power dynamics are involved. The author outlines clear strategies that will help prevent tension when collaborating. • How can collaboration strengthen…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In a podcast by Getting Smart, Michael Fullan emphasizes how encouraged he is by the global momentum towards adopting deep learning strategies and policies, pushing against standardized…