This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Structural and historical inequities make it difficult for Native American communities to respond sufficiently to COVID-19. Despite these barriers, communities have been able to take decisive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education technology is not necessarily helping to sustain global education systems during COVID-19. • There is a call to funders to think about long-term solutions and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In his article, “The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking,” Michael Seltzer describes the characteristics of an effective social justice grantmaking framework as including the following: a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Transcripts can reveal a lot about schools’ schedules, structures, and use of time. The pandemic brings challenges and opportunities for schools to creatively empower students and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Participants in the Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative from Stanford PACS explore the facets and benefits of donor-advised funds. • Are you utilizing donor-advised funds? • Take a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In 2017, the Glasgow Caledonian University decided to center the Sustainable Development Goals to guide university planning, creating a civic university focusing on achieving social change outcomes. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brian Resnick explains that systemic racism is perpetuating the compounding public health crises of police brutality and COVID-19. • What actions can you personally take to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Resource Generation provides an updated list of resources for those who want to support Black lives locally and nationally. • Resources include funds and calls to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As protests for George Floyd continue, SSIR editors compiled a list of articles, resources, and websites to help take action to address institutional racism in America. …
Giving Compass’ Take: • This webinar, presented by Grantmakers in Aging, discusses how philanthropy is responding to the impacts of COVID-19 in rural parts of America, and how the coordination…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. NCFP’s inaugural study on trends in family philanthropy, Trends 2015, was the first benchmark study of its kind, designed to collect timely and actionable information about the field at a national…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recent events have brought renewed attention to the plight of refugees. Currently, there are estimated to be 65 million displaced persons worldwide, 21.3 million of whom are considered refugees. Over…