This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Because of high costs, many governments do not provide free access to the data they collect, or could collect, from their satellites. This impedes the progress…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Read the interview below: Q: As a child, you lived through Hurricane Andrew, one of the most destructive storms to ever hit Florida. How did the experience influence your career…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Media Impact Funders shares the landscape of media funding in 2019, including the opportunities and challenges. • Are you ready to fill in funding gaps identified…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors offers recommendations for donors to take the time to “review, recalibrate, and recommit” efforts to charitable giving. • The author mentions impact investing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are critical takeaways from the UN report on superbugs that address the global health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). • The author mentions that collaboration between…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Recent research out of the National University of Singapore indicates that certain medicinal plants can fight the growth of some kinds of cancer. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The flight was delayed due to bad weather in Washington, and I found myself bumped to standby. Boarding the shuttle flight late out of Logan, coach looked full. A stewardess…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s time to take back the discussion of effective philanthropy from those who don’t really know what they’re talking about. It needs to happen — and there’s no better day…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I looked forward to attending CEP’s Stronger Philanthropy conference, which took place in Minneapolis earlier this month. As a former capacity builder, I arrived at the conference hoping to learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eillie Anzilotti, writing for Fast Company, explains why impact investing funds should be focused on artists, designers, innovators, and storytellers. • How would impact investing practices look…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and Global Knowledge Initiative convened a panel to discuss and share best practices for investing in good food for emerging markets in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker break down the steps for organizations that are thinking about scaling up to increase their impact. • Is scaling…