This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Successful and sustainable cross-sector partnerships are particularly useful when trying to solve complex issues. • How can philanthropy build and sustain cross-sector partnerships? • Learn about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from Johns Hopkins University reveals that COVID-19 is infecting and killing incarcerated people at a rate that far exceeds the general public. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Saipriya Salla explains how women entrepreneurs in India will be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. • What role can funders play in supporting women entrepreneurs in India and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Teri Behrens shares ways to overcome the problems of traditional foundation evaluation and improve processes to achieve impact. • How you can implement these practices in your…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alison Powell, Willa Seldon, and Nidhi Sahni explore how the growth of global wealth and the emergence of new philanthropists threatens the dominance of institutional foundations.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Early in my tenure at the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), when our staff numbered just three, I realized that to get visibility for our research on foundation performance assessment,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tripp J. Crouse explains that young indigenous climate activists are calling for more action from the government and leading the charge for climate justice. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year brought on some of the biggest climate crises and disasters to date, while 2020 – slated to be the hottest on record again – has seen many of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The memo “Philanthropy and the COVID-19 Response in India” explores the distinctive role philanthropists in India can play to address the crisis. By supplementing government and private sector efforts with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Question: How have you built board support for your foundation’s policy efforts? What advice do you have for funders who wish to develop more support for policy engagement from their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. World Youth Skills Day — which takes place every July — harbors a dirty little secret: Even in times of tight employment in the U.S., millions of youth, largely of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the years, and through my work as an academic and a consultant to boards, I have cultivated a deeper understanding of race and racial identity. And I’ve done some…