In Partnership and Solidarity Broader reach and sector-level focus will guide the next chapter as Equity in the Center becomes an independent organization Today marks a new chapter in Equity in the Center’s story — one we are writing in partnership with stakeholders...
This article was originally published in the PEAK Grantmaking Journal: Black Voices in Grants Management, which makes space for Black grants professionals to be heard in the discussion on racial diversity, equity, and inclusion in philanthropy, with ideas for building...
By: Kad Smith [Image by Steve Johnson From Pexels] If you’ve checked out our offerings at CompassPoint before, you know that we’ve referenced the habits of white supremacy culture frequently. It’s become one of the guiding frameworks that’s helped us build a...
By: Nicola Chin Last week as I was creating this framework for Strategic Thinking in a Long-Term Crisis, I came across a hole in our library of resources: grieving. Up With Community has tools and resources to share on trauma, but we were lacking supports to...
By: Nicola Chin We’ve spent the last two weeks virtually connecting with community-based partners across the country on their responses and needs at this moment. We have heard the resounding historic theme that, in moments of crisis, communities of color and other...
A Founder’s Reflections on Pausing and Transitioning POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 [Español abajo] By Amy Mandel (Bio below) During our “pause for the cause,” AMKRF has entered a time of organizational reflection and analysis building. As a part of our work, we are...
Liberation from the Inside Out POSTED ON JUNE 5, 2019 [Español abajo] Lindsay sitting still and going inward By Lindsay Majer (Bio below) I imagine our pause for the cause has looked like an eleven-month vacation. We did not welcome a new cohort of Fellows. We...
The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle Philanthropy POSTED ON AUGUST 19, 2019 [Español abajo] By: Marsha Davis (Bio below) During our “pause for the cause,” AMKRF has entered a time of organizational reflection and analysis building. As a part of our work, we...
This blog expands on our two previous blogs about Reimagining Compensation. You can find those blogs here and here. Both of these blogs are part of our longer series about living into values of justice and equity at CompassPoint. Read the other blogs in this series...
“Do you want to be right, or do you want to be free?” –Many, many people. Recently: Chris Guilllebeau. Hmmmmmmm. Do I want to be right or do I want to be free? Now, that’s a tough one. Sometimes I really, reallllllllllly want to be right. I want everyone...
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