This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social scientist, J. Carlee Purdum, calls attention to the meager wages for incarcerated individuals enlisted to help respond to disasters across the United States. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Manhattan Institute’s Tocqueville Project identifies local leaders of organizations that represent the strength of nonprofit resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. • How have donors been crucial in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • During the COVID-19 pandemic, screen time is becoming a necessary part of our lives as everything pivots to virtual spaces. It is crucial to balance social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jacob Mnookin, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, discusses the challenges and triumphs of succession planning at his organization. • How can donors best support organizations that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Women’s friends, family, and overall networks can play crucial roles in stopping domestic violence and ending cycles of abuse. More research on the successful interventions of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Despite the generosity and hard work to support each other during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still communities that face evolving challenges that could use philanthropic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Thère du Pont, President of the Longwood Foundation, shares his experience in embracing systems change work through the foundation’s philanthropic initiatives. • Enacting systems change can look different…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson highlights the only three states that have implemented research-based policies to enhance early child development. • How can we ensure these policies serve all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Can you tell us a bit about the Women Philanthropy Institute’s (WPI) latest report, COVID-19, Generosity, and Gender: How Giving Changed During the Early Months of a Global Pandemic? The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” This quote from Mahatma Gandhi has always resonated with Animal Welfare Trust’s founder and president,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are 10 ways for philanthropy to acknowledge the challenges of the disabled community and how to make inclusion in the sector a priority. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Animal Grantmakers, a group of funders working together to create real and lasting change for animals, offers an annual conference for its current and prospective members to convene and participate…