This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • B the Change explores the importance of inclusive hiring practices, particularly when it comes to expanding opportunities for formerly-incarcerated individuals. • How can nonprofits contribute to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently, our family foundation revised our by-laws. We are wondering what we do with this updated version. Does it need to be notarized? Do we need to send the revised…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To promote youth organizing, funders should consider supporting youth leadership and invest in their movements for social change. • Research shows that this type of organizing spawns social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. VillageReach is on a mission to solve complex health-care delivery challenges in low- and middle-income countries. They’re all about the “last mile” – not just reaching it, but starting there.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In April, the United Nations Chief Information and Technology Officer, Atefeh Riazi, visited Seattle, where she met with numerous companies and non-profits, including many Global Washington members. The purpose of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amsterdam based initiative called What Design Can Do challenges innovators to utilize design in order to battle climate change by building integrative, creative solutions and submit proposals…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At a moment shaped by toxic social division and digital disruption, it is easy to agree that our communities and democracy would both be better off if we could persuade…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • B the Change profiles Obvious Ventures, which finances what it calls “world positive” companies, ones that show promise in providing sustainable solutions for our planet. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • BBC reports on former fighters of the Farc guerilla faction in Colombia who now find themselves without a formal education after the conflict has ended. One…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge interviews Christine Johns, a Detroit-area superintendent who has integrated technology such as augmented and virtual reality into her schools’ curriculum, with an eye on career…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Be the Change, Oliver Russell’s Russ Stoddard discusses how investors dedicated to social progress can bring return and stay true to their values. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alana Dunagan argues that extending Title IV funding to alternative credentials may actually hurt the programs it is intended to help. • How can donors best support…