This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nathan Arnosti and Amy Liu explain that rural America will benefit from investment in local cities as they can bring stability to struggling areas. • How will policy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • MSRC reports on three institutions that have increased the emphasis on providing timely support, boosted their use of advising technologies, and used administrative and communication strategies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In the attempt to find the optimal learning strategy based on neuroscience, two apparently opposite methods have gained traction: one that prioritizes discovery-based learning and one that shuns…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Naaz Modan reports that a recent analysis found that charter schools exacerbate school segregation slightly. • How can funders work to address school segregation at scale? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wayne D’Orio discusses the barriers to implementation for Second Chance Pell grants designed to help prisoners get degrees in order to reintegrate into society. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Gerard Dawson suggests that the foundational components of improving classroom culture are about making the students feel heard, clear communication with parents, implementing social/emotional learning, authentic learning experiences,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The first thing I think of when I think of CEP is data. And exceptionally good data at that. As a former survey researcher trained up within RAND’s Survey Research…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this month, thanks to our generous host, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, CEP led a deep dive with 35 foundation leaders in the United Kingdom into what constitutes a strong funder–grantee…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Successful organizations and people have at least one thing in common: they are honest with themselves about their strengths and limitations. As executive director of a mid-sized foundation, I know…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s no doubt about it — relationships are important in creating impact. That alone makes them indispensable in service of philanthropic success. I want to suggest, though, that this articulation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Steve Coen, former President and CEO of the Kansas Health Foundation, shares what he has learned using philanthropy to improve the health systems in Kansas. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Johansen, director of special projects at Siegel Family Endowment, shares why philanthropy should support both the administrative and program needs of nonprofit organizations. • Johansen notes that…