This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Battle UK shares how it used data-driven approaches to evaluate programs, which helped to determine success. • How can donors identify organizations that are making data-driven…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Four studies have found that increased school funding helps low-income students succeed, but work remains to be done to figure out how it should be spent. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters reports that Stripe is going beyond buying carbon offsets to paying for carbon capture to transition from being carbon neutral to carbon negative. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Creative Partnerships Australia shares the steps for starting a donor circle to begin engaging in collective impact. • Is a donor circle the right vehicle for your…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Caroline Preston explains that educator hesitance, limited scale, and technological limitations make it unlikely that AI will fundamentally transform education. • How can funders help districts and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Emily Boynton reports that a needleless flu vaccine has been successfully tested on mice, a promising step toward vaccine-patch technology. • How can funders help new vaccine…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 1. Assuming success in philanthropy is as simple as success in business. A failure to recognize that philanthropy is, almost by definition, working on the toughest challenges — the ones that business…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In July 2014, a small group of funders came together to form Fund for Shared Insight, a collaborative focused on promoting listening and feedback to elevate the voices of those least…
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 donors can help fund breast cancer research or organizations that are spurring innovation in cancer treatments. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is hosting a research competition to understand the most effective use of edtech products. • Understanding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lornet Turnbull explains how gun violence research can support the creation of life-saving policies. • How can funders fill the gaps in gun violence research funding? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Communities of practice are useful for developing principles’ skills to building relationships and leading other educators. • The author suggests that strong communities of practice will…