This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Camelback Ventures’ mission is clear-cut: To identify, develop, and promote early-stage BIPOC and women entrepreneurs with the aim to increase individual and community education, and generational wealth. Camelback’s long game…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “It is not enough to simply utter the words, ‘Black Lives Matter,’ we demand more. So much more. Who will defend and protect Black lives? Who will present a bold…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mushroom clouds and radioactive air may seem the stuff of movies and black and white public service announcements, but the nuclear weapons threat never really left us. Though the risks…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Human trafficking is an ongoing global problem with many faces. There is no single formula for trafficking: it includes forced labor, coerced sex work, removal of organs, and slavery. Victims…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research conducted by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) about how to build strong relationships between funders and their grantees finds that one important component is creating a grant selection process…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a Black man who has worked with or for nonprofits for most of my career, I’ve become very familiar with how nonprofit boards recruit for board diversity; by my…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Native-led nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) is driving progress in tackling food insecurity on reservations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • How can donors help bolster…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers found that school resource officers at public schools did not improve school safety and increased the criminalization of school discipline. • Disproven techniques for improving safety –…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Kat Calvin is a superhero. She can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound or make herself invisible (yet!) but as founder and executive director of Spread the Vote, she…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are some strategies for young philanthropists to implement while vetting organizations to understand more about the philanthropic process. • How are you vetting organizations before…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social-emotional learning (SEL) will be critical for students during a pandemic. Here are four practices to help educators make space for SEL in virtual classrooms. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Jewish community in New Orleans shares lessons from their successful response to Hurricane Katrina 15 years ago, with the hope that these learnings can help…