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The Movement for Immigrant Justice in 2021: Field Priorities, Strategies, and Needs

Published: 
12/2020
... refugee, and asylum seeker communities, the transition to a new administration in 2021 will not automatically result in ... policy and infrastructure agenda for supporting the community.  Movement leaders are eager to pivot from crisis response to advancing a welcoming and inclusive ...

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: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE) , recently conducted a study to ... and Black communities. In late 2015, BSCFN was birthed from a partnership between ABFE and the Hill-Snowdon ...

Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative

Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative
Published: 
05/2021
... profiles eight place-based organizations that use media for cultural expression and connection with local funding ... authentic narratives rooted in place. They help nourish a humane civic sphere, one that honors and celebrates ... voice.

Guidance for Place-Based Funders to Address Political Violence Before and After the 2020 Election

Democracy Fund
Published: 
10/2020
... on international violence and peacebuilding reveal that a great deal can be done to prevent (and, if necessary, ... in leaders and organizations who’ve been preparing for this moment for years. This guidance is based on the report ...
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Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Women Give 2019: Gender and Giving Across Communities of Color

Published: 
03/2019
... giving and gender. The report finds that generosity is a value shared by all communities, and that women across race ... the importance of understanding and engaging donors from diverse backgrounds. Key findings: A donor’s race does ... in giving appear consistent across racial groups. For all groups, single women are more likely than single men ...
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Research

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019
Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practical Guide centers the ... change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial ... transformation. Through reflections and frameworks built from the direct experience of activists and funders, we offer ...

Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Published: 
10/2018
... by funding decisions. Through examples and insights from a diverse range of participatory grantmakers, we explore the ...

Nonprofit Impact Matters: How America’s Charitable Nonprofits Strengthen Communities and Improve Lives

[Report] Nonprofit Impact Matters
Published: 
09/2019
... Nonprofit Impact Matters , tells the nonprofit story from the nonprofit perspective for a nonprofit audience. The free report can be found on a ...
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Nonprofit Staff
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Strengthening Nonprofit Organizations

Anchored in Place: How Funders Are Helping Anchor Institutions Strengthen Local Economies

Anchor institutions can play a vital role in strengthening and connecting local economies, and can serve as powerful drivers for building inclusive and equitable communities. This report by the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities as part of its ...
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Greater Good: Lessons from Those Who Have Started Major Grantmaking Organizations

Published: 
04/2019
... 20 years, it is vital that early-stage grantmakers learn from the wisdom of those who have gone before them so they ... mistakes and position their grantmaking organizations for success. To learn more about what it takes to effectively get a grantmaking organization off the ground, CEP interviewed 35 ...
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Anchor Collaboratives: Building Bridges With Place-Based Partnerships and Anchor Institutions

The Democracy Collaborative’s report Anchor Collaboratives: Building Bridges with Place-Based Partnerships and Anchor Institutions discusses the role of anchor institutions and collaboratives in leveraging the power of their economic assets to address social and economic disparities and to revitalize local communities.

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How African-American-Led Organizations Differ from White-Led Organizations: Research Report on African American Nonprofit Organizations in Philadelphia

PAALF Report (2016)
Published: 
04/2016
... African American Leadership Forum (PAALF), with funding from the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, commissioned a study of African American-led nonprofits in Philadelphia. ... nonprofits in Philadelphia differed in important ways from white-led nonprofits. In 2014-2015, Branch Associates, ...

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

Published: 
10/2018
... of foundations are embracing racial equity/equity as a core value, and it is influencing how they see themselves and operate. However, evaluation has for the most part remained untouched. Knowing how race/racism ...

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