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2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report

Published: 
11/2019
... for LGBTQ Issues set out to survey the board and staff of foundations in order to identify how many LGBTQ people ... and gender identity but also to inquire about a range of personal identifiers. With the inaugural Diversity Among ... asked participants to identify their role within their foundation, their age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ...

COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications

Published: 
04/2020
... communication with your grantees is essential during times of disaster. The organizations working most closely with impacted communities rely on your foundation's transparency and timeliness in response. Direct ... is critical to their success on the ground. The Nelson Foundation has kindly agreed to share some of their COVID-19 ...

Ten Ways for Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices

... by making their work more effective and more reflective of communities served. By highlighting 10 ways foundations ... and launch further dialogue. There are three versions of this resource one for family, community and independent foundations.  Ten Ways for ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action

Published: 
12/2019
... (ABFE) , recently conducted a study to learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations in the United States ... from a partnership between ABFE and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . In March of 2017, BSCFN released The Case for ... Given the higher concentrations of Black people in the South and Midwest, how much institutional philanthropic ...

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019
... Justice Lens: A Practical Guide centers the perspectives of racial justice activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to ... justice. This guide will be most useful to an audience of grantmakers who have already made or are close to making ...

Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Published: 
10/2018
... Through examples and insights from a diverse range of participatory grantmakers, we explore the benefits, challenges, and models of participatory grantmaking. Deciding Together: Shifting ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
... Network (BSCFN) , an initiative forged by the leadership of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change is ... largest foundations is specifically targeted to the Black community. Calling investment in Black-led social change a ...

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about identifying high ... In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the performance of the charitable sector ... questions arising from the general lack of data — Knight Foundation asked Global Economics Group to assess the ...

What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice

Published: 
10/2018
An increasing number of foundations are embracing racial equity/equity as a core ... philanthropy and evaluation, deepens our understanding of how philanthropic evaluation practice may unintentionally ... so that it is more aligned with the values and intentions of current day philanthropic endeavors. What’s Race Got to ...

How Compliance Affects Grantseeking: A Guide for For Foundations, Nonprofits, and Fundraising Professionals

How Compliance Affects Grantseeking: A Guide for For Foundations, Nonprofits, and Fundraising Professionals
Published: 
04/2021
... are considered charitable solicitation under the laws of many states, potentially requiring registration. This guide, prepared by Harbor Compliance and Foundation Center, answers questions received by Harbor Compliance over the course of registering thousands of nonprofits for fundraising. Learn ...

Philadelphia Impact Investment Landscape Scan

Philadelphia Impact Investment Scan Exec Summary
Published: 
05/2019
... engaged Urbane Development through a grant from The Barra Foundation to assess the impact investing ecosystem in the Philadelphia area. Through a series of interviews, roundtables, and a short survey, Philanthropy ...

Benchmarking Survey: Electronic Payments to Grantees

Published: 
04/2020
... beyond mailing checks. This resource includes the results of a Philanthropy Network benchmarking survey of e-payment practices in relation to grantmaking and two ...

Placed-Based Impact Investing: Three Briefs for Practitioners

Published: 
06/2019
Seeking ways to maximize the social and economic returns of their place-based impact investments, foundations, CDFIs, ... and Mission Investors Exchange have produced a set of three practitioner briefs designed to focus on elements of place-based impact investing that have surfaced in ...