This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Surveys show that budget cuts are severely impacting after-school programs, making it more difficult to obtain funding for programs, particularly ones that serve low-income communities. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Systemic racial bias is apparent in the investment industry, where people of color receive significantly less investment capital and face bias in the underwriting and allocation process, despite performing as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amanda Gold and Jessica Shakesprere highlight effective ways to increase access to clean water in Navajo Nation during COVID-19 and beyond. • What role can you play…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tessa Skidmore unpacks early data around giving in the U.S. during the CCOVID-19 pandemic and highlights the need for additional data. • What can older funders learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2016, I was asked to join a philanthropic project that was close to the heart of philanthropist Warren Buffett and his beloved older sister, Doris Buffett. The “letters program”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bloomberg Philanthropies created the What Works Cities initiative that supports local city governments who use data and evidence-based management. • How can donors support cities and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To highlight the critical #WalkYourTalk racial equity work with funders nationwide, Camelback Ventures and its Capital Collaborative team invited Kishshana Palmer, leadership expert and “recovering fundraiser,” to lead an engaging and thought-provoking conversation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tim Bresnahan explains that various types of endowment funds can help spur charitable giving practices and get donors closer to achieving their philanthropic goals. • Although…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Donors of Color Network is focused on building power in communities of color nationally. We do this by investing in leaders of color, through supporting in statelevel organizing and…
Ashindi Maxton and Hali Lee join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how they’ve researched, reached out and built a community for donors across race and experience, through their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The current uprising for Black Lives has mobilized a vast majority of the country, in ways that we haven’t seen before. Some of the work I am most proud of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Armando Castellano is a professional musician and teaching artist. He plays the French Horn and founded Quinteto Latino, an ensemble to uplift classical works of cultural significance. Building community while…