This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The “payout rule” refers to the fact that, by law, private nonoperating foundations must distribute five percent of the value of their net investment assets annually in the form of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex profiles how parts of Nigeria got on the grid through satellite technology, enabling health workers to access patient data more efficiently and pinpoint potential outbreaks of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Fund The People, Marianne Philbin, executive director of the Pierce Family Foundation, lists ways that funders can better support their grantee staff, including sharing salary…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Salaam Gateway reports on a $500 million investment by the Islamic Development Bank to promote science and tech innovation in developing countries. • This is a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit partners of Facebook are concerned about their relationship with the social media giant after the Cambridge Analytica breach. • Should other organizations that partner with Facebook still…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Summer Search is service program that identifies high school leaders and invites them to work on a sustainability project abroad that involves the local community. • There are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The RAND Corporation compiled research around the use of safety technology to reduce gun violence in schools. • What are the potential negative effects of introducing more technology…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Hugh Jackman launched a social enterprise by selling his own brand of coffee and opening two cafes that donate all the proceeds to various charitable causes. • Will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A decade ago, the National Center for Family Philanthropy wrote a Passages issue paper to examine family foundation practices around discretionary grants. For this Passages, we revisit the subject to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Funding Network gives a primer on the concept of collective giving — pooling resources and funds from foundations, companies and other actors for the social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amazon is taking another stab at education, this time with computer science courses for students without access to that material through their school. • Is Amazon…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • School choice advocates often rely on a bleak narrative of traditional public schools to prop up their argument, but is this tactic alienating potential allies? • How can…