This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tony Wan, writing for EdSurge, discusses how future education technology investments will be affected by coronavirus as school budgets are developed over the summer. • How is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The relationships that funders build with grantees are crucial if the two are to work well together to achieve shared goals. In particular, the foundation program officer to whom a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fay Twersky, vice president at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, recently launched The Listening Post, a monthly note dedicated to lifting up exceptional ideas, voices, and questions that can help all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Isabella Bruyere argues that schools emphasize tests over genuine learning and student growth, at the cost of engaging students. • How can funders work to ensure that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Heather Stinnett explains how she came to understand that all students – regardless of ability – need personal attention from teachers in order to fulfill their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bryan Citrin discusses six ways that businesses can incorporate philanthropy into their culture to increase impact, increase revenues, and boost employee morale. • What could philanthropic engagement do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the world responds to the threats of COVID-19, many nonprofits and their boards are wrestling with difficult questions and decisions. In these uncertain times, as the situation rapidly changes,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Once you’ve determined your giving strategy and goals, it’s time to think about the right giving vehicle to achieve them. Below you’ll find a comparison chart that can help guide your philanthropy.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Instead of stepping into spring and the rituals of emerging from winter’s slumber, today we are faced with a crisis that’s unlike anything most of us have seen in our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nadine Burke Harris, writing for EdSource, explains why early childhood development programs in California need to be coordinated efforts to best serve children and their families. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Office of Cancer Health Equity successfully uses patient navigation to help non-english speakers who have cancer understand health treatments,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is an infographic that discusses three ways that classrooms can support and promote equity. • The author notes that flexibility is required for equitable education…