This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Lanchin, policy adviser for children and young people at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, describes how the organization drives youth engagement by collaborating with participants on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Skoll Foundation Fellow, Nguhi Mwaura, interviews Edgar Villanueva, about how to achieve systemic change in philanthropy and the progress he has seen so far. • Does your philanthropic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Multiple surveys over the past decade have revealed a trend of declining confidence in democracy among Americans. While many factors contribute to this growing sense that democracy is weakening, there…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study with advanced brain imaging is revealing how exposure in the womb to the pesticides, organophosphates, changes brain activity in teenagers. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to a new study highlighted by Futurity, physicians often fail to discuss healthy lifestyle changes with cancer survivors. • Why is this research important for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on Google’s new plan for giving out $3 million after the next natural disaster in America as a way to measure if giving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New Profit chares Julie Sweetland’s insights from the Shifting Mental Models to Advance Systems Change webinar. • How can funders support systems change work with this advice in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cynthia Gibson explains the history of participatory grantmaking, offering funders insights into how it can be done well. • How can funders grow the tradition of participatory…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rachel Kahn Best explains why single-disease campaigns are popular and how they help to advance work on other causes. • How can funders work to ensure the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dianne Doherty still remembers the spark that launched the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts. She had traveled to China with 50 other women from her valley to attend the Fourth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the Cato Institute, Neal McCluskey touches on some highlights from this year’s Education Next poll and how the American public views recent topics of debate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Heritage Foundation, Lindsey Burke shares her call for universal school choice because where a student lives should not determine the quality of education he or…