This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy Northwest’s Democracy Lens is a useful tool for donors to help them build and improve democratic practices in their communities. • How are you strengthening…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Apoorva Oza uses three examples of successful government programs rooted in civil society innovations to demonstrate how the social sector has made a lasting impact on India. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rick Moyers explains that checkbook philanthropy that is carried out strategically can be impactful in spite of the popular narrative to the contrary. • Is checkbook philanthropy…
Philanthropy can play a unique and powerful role as a community convener. Foundations and funders who know their communities well can bring schools, nonprofits, businesses, policymakers, and others together to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are five issue areas that will be discussed at the UN General Assembly in late September, ranging from climate action to protecting small islands. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to this article, development practitioners must build a culture of learning, negotiation, and collaboration, so that the use of evidence are integrated into program design…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson explains how new “splinter districts” generally serve white communities, increasing school segregation in the South. • How segregated are the schools in your area? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kristen Parker reports that researchers found that teen girls are facing abusive relationships, including sexual abuse and reproductive coercion. • How can further research clarify the extent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Multiple surveys over the past decade have revealed a trend of declining confidence in democracy among Americans. While many factors contribute to this growing sense that democracy is weakening, there…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Zehra Shabbir writes about women who felt the real impacts of life without access to a toilet or safe water and how small transformative loans can be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The old aphorism is true: As the South goes, so goes the nation. The region is one of the fastest growing in the country. It’s expected to gain five Electoral…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dianne Doherty still remembers the spark that launched the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts. She had traveled to China with 50 other women from her valley to attend the Fourth…