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    It’s Time for Exploration to Break the Digital Divide

    YES! Magazine Sep 15, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The pandemic offers public schools an opportunity for innovation when it comes to tackling the digital divide. • How can donors bolster educators who are committed…

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    Taking Action to Disrupt Nonprofit Growth

    Forbes

    Giving Compass’ Take: •  Here are 10 opportunities to disrupt nonprofit growth through action-oriented steps that will incite change and benefit organizations.  • How can donors support healthy nonprofit disruption?…

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    What Donor-advised Funds Offer for Nonprofits

    Stanford PACS

    Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are an increasingly popular vehicle for charitable giving. There are now more than 500,000 individual DAFs across the United States, with assets upward of $100 billion. All…

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    Advancement Project: Advancing Voting Rights Restoration for 6 Million Americans

    Democracy and Philanthropy Sep 15, 2020

    Many of us may not realize this staggering fact: There are more than 6 million Americans banned from the polls due to felony disenfranchisement — the loss of voting rights…

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    Board Passages: Three Stages in a Nonprofit Board’s Lifecycle

    BoardSource Sep 14, 2020

    Boards are not — and should not — be static. To be effective, they must change and evolve as their organizations change and grow. Many years ago, Karl Mathiasen III…

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    The Importance of Fostering Psychological Safety in NGOs

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Sep 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Gali Cooks, president & CEO of Leading Edge, discusses how her positive workplace culture threatened the psychological safety of her employees and hindered innovation, development, and space for new…

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    The Big Reset: Guidance for Funders

    Leap Ambassadors Community Sep 14, 2020

    Give More: The generosity many are showing simply isn’t enough to cope with the enormity of the challenges in our communities. Not even close. So dig deeper. Explore Mission Investing:…

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    What College Campuses Can Offer To Support Student Mental Health

    The Conversation Sep 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are five suggestions on what college students can look for on college campuses to help them stay healthy and maintain good mental health.  • Are…

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    Three Crises Threaten California’s Homeless Population

    Global Citizen Sep 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Christine Liao’s article for Global Citizen covers the conflating effects of homelessness, extreme wildfire danger, and COVID-19 on California’s homeless population. • What can you do…

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    Making Civic Engagement Efforts Work

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Hollie Russon Gilman and Elena Souris explain that leaders in the social sector are making concerted efforts to enhance civic engagement in Philadelphia, by tapping donors for…

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    Learning to Listen: What BIPOC Groups Say They Need in This Moment [Part 1]

    JustFund Sep 14, 2020

    Black, Indigenous, people of color-led organizations have been at the forefront of social change for decades, but we haven’t been listening to their ideas, experiences, and solutions. Instead, we have…

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    Learning to Listen: What BIPOC Groups Say They Need in This Moment [Part 2]

    JustFund Sep 14, 2020

    Black, Indigenous, people of color-led organizations have been at the forefront of social change for decades, but we haven’t been listening to their ideas, experiences, and solutions. Instead, we have…

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