This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An Illinois law that allows the state to withhold funding for cities that don’t adequately fund their public safety pensions is putting some cities on the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author gives advice on the importance of philanthropic organizations using a systems change lens when approaching philanthropy and spurring social change. • Why isn’t systems change work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Diversey’s corporate social responsibility program created the Soap for Hope project which gives the opportunity for low-income communities to recycle soap from nearby hotel guest rooms back…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Harvard Business School discusses the MBA program’s first elective course on impact investing and how it challenged students to think beyond binary solutions in the space.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • TriplePundit reports on Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s efforts to fight a parasitic worm disease by donating medicine in 26 African countries, along with a sizable investment in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · As Governing Magazine writes, the Trump administration looks to states like Texas and South Carolina for ideas and guidance in their federal criminal justice reform. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • GreatNonprofits suggests the various fundraising ideas that are good for the season and can be held outside, a potential draw for more visitors, and hopefully, more charitable giving.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bryan Caplan argues that education is primarily signaling, and does not provide social returns on the scale that justifies the cost. Robert Wiblin provides the counter-argument…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Following the eruption of Mount Mayon Volcano in January, the Philippines has worked to conduct the necessary disaster relief services victims require, satellite technology has been essential in coordinating evacuations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Equity in the Center, an initiative by ProInspire, published a report that encourages nonprofits to shift from traditional diversity hiring practices to foster a culture of inclusion…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Devex, Thousand Currents communications director Jennifer Lentfer discusses the complications of aid organizations aligning with social movements: Where are the conflicts of interest? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The American middle class has been struggling. Here, the Brookings Institution discusses how to help those in the demographic and also ways to bring more people…