This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Right now, state and local governments across the country have started to consider re-opening certain businesses and, what a phased re-entry might look like. As a nonprofit leader, you may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • COVID-19 threaten the sustainability of college programs in prison, despite many educators finding creative workarounds to maintain classes. • Where can donors fill the gaps for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Northwestern University urban politics professor Sally Afia Nuamah discusses school closures due to COVID-19 and their impact on Black and Latino families that have already experienced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In Virginia, one school district plans to retrofit school buses with wireless routers to increase student access to Wi-Fi during COVID-19. • How can donors help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Surveys of small business owners show a lack of hope in staying afloat during and after COVID-19, despite government aid efforts. • How can donors help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that nature can have significant impacts on an individual’s mental health. During COVID-19, health funders should invest in nature nonprofits that building equitable access…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vu Le explains how excessive gratitude toward funders compromises the work of nonprofits and prevents progress toward equity. • Are you asking for too much from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bridgespan prides itself on being an impact-driven organization. We launched 20 years ago with a vision of how we might help make the world a better place. Hundreds of people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s said that “perpetuity is a very long time,” and indeed it is. Yet, most givers to foundations have designated that their foundations should be established to exist forever, with…
Henry McCance tapped the skills and passions of his two daughters to set up the McCance Family Foundation. What drives his philanthropic ambition? “Maybe this comes from my father and his values,” he responds. “Toys like big…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2018, the national venture philanthropy organization New Profit brought together pairs of donors and social entrepreneurs from their community for candid conversations on the future of social problem-solving. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Seattle Foundation has been on the lookout for more opportunities to support new investment tools that help people who have been locked out of traditional capital by investing in lenders…