Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen reports on the ‘disease of poverty,’ explaining that homelessness is contributing to the spread of Typhus throughout America. · How can funders address this public…
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The Center for Effective Philanthropy Jan 17, 2020The critics of the late 1990s and early 2000s who had slammed philanthropy for under-performing and put forward approaches rooted in ill-fitting business analogies began to fade into the background,…
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Harvard Business Review Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Here, the authors describe the various elements of venture capital pitches that involve gender bias and explore how it is failing female entrepreneurs. • What are…
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Governing Magazine Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list and explanation of the various issues that legislatures will be addressing in 2020 and beyond. • Many of these issues are areas…
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The 74 Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • The Wings program is a nonprofit organization that teaches students social-emotional skills using after-school programs. • How can donors help expand these partnerships between nonprofits and…
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Incubating a Food and Beverage Nonprofit Enterprise
MacArthur Foundation Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hatchery, a grantee of the Macarthur Foundation, is a nonprofit enterprise that supports career training in culinary arts and spurs community growth and entrepreneurship. •…
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PhilanTopic Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • The Open Society Youth Exchange team explains how to facilitate youth participation within the donor space to inform funders on crucial issues. • As an individual donor,…
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Futurity Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers found a more comprehensive method to measure innovation and found that it isn’t just in big cities, but studies indicate innovation is present in rural…
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The Aspen Institute Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute shares its approach to reducing the negative impacts of fines and fees in the South where low-income people and people of color disproportionately…
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Brookings Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Ryan Avent discusses the need for radical changes in order to effectively build a middle class in our modern digital age. • Are you ready to tackle…
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Funding Movement Building: Lessons from the Bay Area
Justice Funders Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Justice Funders highlights learnings from a survey of movement building funding efforts in the Bay Area. • How can learnings be spread to other communities? What…
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Raikes Foundation Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Lindsay Hill at the Raikes Foundation highlights five lessons to remember on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and throughout the year. • How can funders incorporate these…
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