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Help us develop the science leaders the world needs now
When you donate to COMPASS, you are helping address our most pressing social and environmental issues. Working together we can provide scientists and experts with the strategic skills, connections, and support they need to effectively engage and advance policies and decisions to create a more just and sustainable future.
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Why is COMPASS’s work important to you?
Your gift today supports informed decisions and creative solutions to today’s greatest challenges

Building Shared Understanding
Your support fuels our strategic communication training programs where we help all participants adopt intentional communication practices that build shared understanding and help foster trusting, enduring relationships between science and society.

Co-creating Change
With your help, we’ve been able to support subject matter experts to collaborate more effectively with communities and policymakers, leading to more informed decisions and inspiring a shared belief that together we can co-create the conditions for people and nature to thrive.

Supporting Multiple Disciplines
Sustainable and equitable solutions protect the wellbeing of both the environment and the communities that depend on it. With your support, we connect people, across disciplines, experiences, and geographies to learn from one another so that we can better understand and communicate challenges and opportunities for change.
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The connections made at the training are ones that will help change the world. It was a humbling experience to be with such astounding individuals with such passion, drive, and kind hearts.
~ COMPASS Leadership Program Participant
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my donation tax deductible?
Yes! COMPASS is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization based in the United States. Our tax ID / EIN is 81-1344772. For gifts made online, we will email you a receipt for your official record to claim your donation as a deduction on your U.S. taxes. For gifts made offline by donors living in the U.S. and who provide a mailing address, you will receive a donation receipt by mail.
Can I donate by check?
Yes! Please make your check payable to COMPASS.
Mail checks to:
COMPASS
10121 SE Sunnyside Rd, Suite 300
Clackamas, OR 97015