This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Allison R. Brown argues that irresponsible reporting about donations to Black Lives Matter will hurt Black-led organizations, preventing them from reaching and sustaining the type of funding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Georgina Gustin explains that COVID-19 has revealed problems in our food systems and created opportunities to improve them in preparation for the inevitable challenges that will be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, I had the privilege of speaking on a webinar hosted by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) to discuss its recent research report, Funder Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic. As I’ve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our endowment remains untouchable because it is kind of unthinkable to touch it. The best reason not to spend an endowment is that things might get worse – and then…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Despite Canada’s overall successful response to the pandemic, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities are still linked to 81 percent of the country’s COVID-19-related deaths. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A YouthTruth survey of 20,000 students in grades 5-12 across schools in nine states revealed that there are still challenges for rural, Black, Latinx, and low-income students participating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Little Free Pantries is an initiative in Seattle where residents are filling street pantries with dry goods for neighbors to use as they need. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mary Prunicki, director of air pollution and health research at Stanford University, illuminates the connection between air pollution and vulnerability to COVID-19. • Are there opportunities for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This podcast investigates the role of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in the Better Together Commission, and its impact on the community after working with Jackson Public Schools. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dr. Joia Crear-Perry discusses philanthropy’s role in addressing the injustice of Black maternal mortality. • What role can you play in addressing black maternal mortality? • Learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Gara LaMarche and Holly Fetter discuss whether it is possible for philanthropy to disrupt the hierarchies that enable it. • How have you benefited from structural advantages? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every nonprofit has an operating model, even if it is not named as such. It describes where and how critical work gets done to achieve an organization’s goals. For many…