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As a result of COVID-19, grantmakers and foundations were faced with a mountain of challenges and changes. In this report, discover how over 100 funders overcame the difficulties of 2020, how they addressed COVID-19—and what their best practices are for emergency grants.
This new report commissioned by the Wyncote Foundation profiles eight place-based organizations that use media for cultural expression and connection with local funding support. These organizations gather and amplify stories, histories, languages, and arts that foster authentic narratives rooted
This free white paper answers key questions about grants, and how they affect fundraising compliance.
In late February 2021, we invited Philanthropy Network members to complete a brief survey about their organizational practices, priorities and challenges as they have adapted their wo
In 2020, ProFellow, the leading online resource for information on professional and academic fellowships,partnered with IREX to produce the 2020 Fellowship Industry Report.
Based on GCIR’s conversations with movement leaders throughout the country about key priorities, strategies, and needs, GCIR has released its recommendations for how philanthropy can advance immigrant justice at this pivotal moment in our country’s history.
This guide is designed to help local place-based funders invest quickly in leaders and organizations who are poised to address the threat of political violence around the United States election in 2020.
Echoing Green and Bridgespan teamed up to research the depth of racial inequities in philanthropic funding.
This document presents a breakdown of results from the Rapid Response: PHL Nonprofits and COVID-19 Survey by county served.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the transition to remote work has presented numerous challenges for nonprofits and foundations alike. With most grantees working off-site, foundations need to consider the most effective and cost-efficient way to get funds to them beyond mailing checks. This resource includes the results of a Philanthropy Network benchmarking survey of e-payment practices in relation to grantmaking and two discussion threads found on PEAK Grantmaking's Open Forum.
Proactive communication with your grantees is essential during times of disaster. The Nelson Foundation has kindly agreed to share some of their COVID-19 grantee email communications with Philanthropy Network membership.
This new guidance from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP) and the University of Pennsylvania presents a framework of five strategies that have emerged as the most promising ways for philanthropy to better address mental health disorders and addiction in the United States.
For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about identifying high quality, diversely-owned asset managers when investing its endowment. In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the performance of the charitable sector regarding this issue — the questions arising from the general lack of data — Knight Foundation asked Global Economics Group to assess the representation of diverse asset managers among foundations.
This new comprehensive research primer from Aspen Institute EPIC draws on extensive review of the research literature, engagement with more than 100 experts, and analysis of federal survey data.
Written by FSG in partnership with PolicyLink, this report identifies 23 evidence-based practices for advancing racial equity and fostering working environments where all people feel valued and can thrive.
While cross-sector collaborations in support of local education reform show promise, they also often face challenges. This series of case studies found that that collaborations required "a credible and compelling rationale" as well as committed local advocates.
ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE), recently conducted a study to learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations in the United States and U.S. Territories describe their interactions with institutional philanthropy.
In 2018, Funders for LGBTQ Issues set out to survey the board and staff of foundations in order to identify how many LGBTQ people worked in philanthropy. In the process, the organization realized that it had an opportunity to not only ask about sexual orientation and gender identity but also to inquire about a range of personal identifiers. With the inaugural Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals (DAPP) Survey, Funders for LGBTQ Issues asked participants to identify their role within their foundation, their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, and disability status. This report lays out the results of the DAPP survey in aggregate form.
Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practical Guide centers the perspectives of racial justice activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial justice.
The Forum has compiled a list of resources for relief efforts for Hurricane Dorian to support those who have been impacted. Please be sure to share the resources with your members to support the communities during these trying times.
