This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Skoll Foundation recently announced the social entrepreneur winners of the 2018 Skoll Awards. The investment made by the Skoll Foundation can help these businesses reach…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Art can be used as a tool to help young people tell their stories and help them learn to advocate for themselves. It can also be part…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • On Think Tanks interviewed Shamika Ravi, the director of research at Brookings India, about the success of her programs and the future of think tank communities in India.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Grantmaking—your most powerful tool. Generally, grantseekers submit a proposal to the board to fund a specific project and, if approved, receive a check from the foundation. While this is the most…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Year after year, one topic in family philanthropy rises to the top: inspiring, engaging, and preparing the next generation for leadership. Sooner or later, unless the board decides to spend…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting women involved in supply chains around the world is good for business, women, and communities. • How can philanthropists help women learn the skills they need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The tweets sent by Fox News personality Laura Ingraham mocking David Hoggs, a 17-year-old survivor of the Parkland school shooting, discouraged continued support from many top-tier advertisers, who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Causeartist identified four online businesses that want to make a difference in areas such as hunger, literacy, and health. • Will social enterprises and corporate social responsibility…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Second Chance Act provides federal funding for services aimed at keeping people off the streets and out of jail. The 2018 spending bill included an increase…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What is the best way to formalize the process of hiring and setting salary for a family member? LIZ WALTERS: Off the top of my head, I can think of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Family philanthropy has been at the heart of the community foundation field since its inception. In 1914, Frederick H. Goff and his family created the first community foundation in Cleveland,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christy Wolfe states that the key barriers for charter schools are the maintenance of school buildings. She suggests that the government can help by altering their funding…