This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Baltimore’s philanthropists are utilizing impact investing practices to provide capital for community development financial institutions so they can help strengthen small businesses. • In what other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nancy Latham, writing for GuideStar by Candid, discusses how to make substantial progress in advocacy work and what questions to ask. • How is advocacy work informing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report issued by a Humanitarian Advisory Group highlights that female voices are not as amplified as they could be in the humanitarian media space. • A large…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This video from the RAND Corporation gives an overview of testimony from Terri Tanielian on how to approach suicide prevention of U.S. veterans that she presented before…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Charmain Mercer, an education program officer sheds light on how equity can be brought into education on a deeper level and how philanthropy can help to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporations reveal how research around effectively addressing the mental health consequences of war led to conversations and policy changes around PTSD and depression in veterans. …
Giving Compass’ Take: • Marcus A. Winters offers insights into how much school quality varies within cities, quantifying a known phenomenon. • How much does school quality vary in your area?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le at Nonprofit AF, discusses why the roles of foundation board trustees and staff should radically change in order to make nonprofit organizations and program…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le movement to destigmatize failure in philanthropy has failed to include people of color and marginalized communities, preventing true change in the sector. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Roy Swan and Darren Walker explain how the Ford Foundation has been using impact investing practices that put racial equity at the center of its work. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Corporate volunteerism programs and paid volunteer time off (VTO) are mutually beneficial for employees, companies, and nonprofit organizations. • How can donors help encourage or expand…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicole Anand, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, discusses how checkbox diversity initiatives do not bring about effective DEI initiatives. • Anand makes three recommendations for how…