This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social media tools, webinars and podcasts, and other online resources are all useful digital tools for nonprofit organizations to implement to support their missions. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are a couple of ways that philanthropists can provide charitable dollars for organizations serving their communities, such as food banks and medical clinics. • Are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Donors can support communities in times of crisis in three primary ways: Listening, collectively coming to a solution, and moving quickly. • What are you doing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent study from Fidelity Charitable indicated that three in four donors will give the same or increase their charitable giving in 2020. • Are you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses how mutual aid efforts and community resilience can help individuals facing challenges due to COVID-19. • How can donors bolster community-based models to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Powers suggests some ways for first-time volunteers to get involved in their communities. • What are other ways to participate in community volunteering? How can companies encourage…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael B. Horn questions the value of gifted and talented programs that separate students based on perceived ability. • Can gifted programs be made equitable, or should they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jerry Metcalf writes on his own incarceration and experience and how his mother has helped him through it all. • In what ways can philanthropy help our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jerry Metcalf shares his experience going through a jury trial and how sentence length and the concept of ‘justice’ differ between plea deals and trials. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Omar Parbhoo shares approaches that funders can take to protect democracy during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Are you ready to protect and improve democracy? Which approach best…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. EverFi, a decade-old social enterprise providing online education and training, experienced the rigors of evidence-based impact investing firsthand when it received an equity investment from The Rise Fund. A $2-billion impact…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As COVID-19’s rapid spread has wreaked havoc on our sector, more than 550 foundations (at the time of writing) have signed a pledge to support our nonprofit partners and the people and…