Giving Compass’ Take: • Carnegie Corporation of New York breaks down opportunities for philanthropy to make an impact on voting rights in the United States. • Which of these approaches best aligns…
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Nonprofit Quarterly Nov 11, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Steve Dubb at Nonprofit Quarterly discusses a survey which showed that Flint, Michigan-area nonprofits look to philanthropy, not city government, for community leadership. • How is…
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Journal of Democracy Nov 10, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Xio Qiang discusses the alarming control the Chinese government is exerting over the internet and how it impacts the liberties of citizens. • Why is the crackdown…
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Nonprofit Quarterly Nov 9, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Cyndi Suarez explores the evolution of nonprofit infrastructure and its’ potential trajectory to engage community members and tackle inequity. • How can philanthropists increase civic engagement to gain…
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The Marshall Project Nov 8, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Daniels unpacks how Kim Foxx transformed prosecution in Cook County, Illinois by rejecting cases the pervious State’s Attorney would have pursued. • This data shows that elected…
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Prison Policy Initiative Nov 8, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Data from the Prison Policy Initiative reveals trends in women’s mass incarceration in 2019. • How can this overview inform efforts to reduce mass incarceration? What…
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Global Citizen Nov 7, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, declared that climate change is posing challenges for global health professionals to end epidemics. …
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Neighborhood Funders GroupGiving Compass’ Take: • Julia Beatty shares how her experience at the Neighborhood Funders Group’s 2018 Convening shaped her understanding of philanthropy’s responsibility to fund social movements. • Why aren’t these…
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Building Capacity to Work and Transform How an Organization Addresses Racism
Ford Foundation Nov 6, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Heather McGhee, Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos, describes the transformation of the think tank to address and dismantle racism as it perpetuates inequality. • As a…
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Art, Philanthropy and Activism [Video]
Ford Foundation Nov 6, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Lin-Manuel Miranda and Luis Miranda discuss the connections between art, philanthropy, civic engagement, and activism. • How can other funders learn from the work of The MirRam Group? What…
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Stanford Social Innovation Review Nov 6, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Sindhu Lakshmanan, Roger Low, and Caroline Whistler explain the potential of the pay for success model of funding can address persistent poverty in the United States. •…
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Vox Nov 3, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Dylan Matthews discusses a paper proposing a wealth tax that would remake charity and the implications of having foundations pay out upfront. • The author says the…
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