This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are three ways that philanthropists can take collective action to respond to the pandemic: Standing by charities, working with others to fund adaptation, and learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grocery workers are on the frontlines of COVID-19, but do not see many benefits, and need more protective measures from the government in order to keep…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a detailed list of corporate donors that are responding to COVID-19 by offering capital and resources for relief efforts. • How can your employer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Butrymowicz reports that Sweden’s voucher program, which is similar to American charter school structures, failed to produce the desired education outcomes. • How could this program,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Marker explains some of the political and practical challenges that can impede effective participatory grantmaking. • How can funders overcome these barriers to effective participatory grantmaking? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jovana Djordjevic and Ruby Johnson of FRIDA (the Young Feminist Fund) explain why letting grantees determine priorities through participatory grantmaking helps put power into the right hands.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • James Tefft offers insight on the importance of local government and private sector collaboration in stabilizing food systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. • How can the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at MacArthur Foundation describes contextual analysis, a process used to reverse systemic corruption among state officials in Mexico. • Contextual analysis is one sport…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Akhtar Badshah deems philanthropists a necessity in the pandemic response to prevent a massive uptick in global inequality, poverty, and hunger. • What are you doing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Merrill Lynch shares how nonprofits can offer the next generation an opportunity to gain a holistic perspective of operations and governance, integrating millennials into the mission…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine you climbed a high plateau and are looking out over a vast valley landscape. Spread out as far as you can see are lights, buildings, roads, open spaces, transit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Case Foundation discusses the applications of open source technology to advance digital philanthropy through increased transparency. • Many organizations can be slow to adopt new…