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No Time for Complacency: Preparing Foundations for a More Turbulent Future

No Time for Complacency
Published: 
04/2019
... philanthropic leaders must learn to read early signs of imminent upheaval, adapt their organizations in time and ... S. and James L. Knight Foundation, examine the ability of foundations to detect and respond to early signals of threats ... They surveyed 93 leaders from a wide range of foundations and corporate charities to compare their findings ...
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Report
Funding Area 
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

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 ...

Racial Equity and Philanthropy: Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table

Racial Equity & Philanthropy
Published: 
06/2020
... Green and Bridgespan teamed up to research the depth of racial inequities in philanthropic funding. Their work revealed two of the biggest factors holding back philanthropy’s efforts ... change are rooted in race. One is understanding the role of race in the problems philanthropists are trying to solve. ...
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Report
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

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
Many nonprofits and foundations are unaware that grant applications are considered charitable solicitation under the laws of many states, potentially requiring registration. This ... How Compliance Affects Grantseeking: A Guide for For Foundations, Nonprofits, and Fundraising Professionals ...

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

Democracy Fund
Published: 
10/2020
There is escalating concern about the threat of political violence around the United States election in ... Owens. For more information or discuss opportunities to support work like this nationally or in your region contact ...
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Article
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Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Race influences professional investors’ financial judgments

Published: 
05/2019
... Dodson IV, and Jennifer L. Eberhardt Summary:  Of the $69.1 trillion global financial assets under ... equity, fewer than 1.3% are managed by women and people of color. Why is this powerful, elite industry so racially ... to determine whether there are biases in their evaluations of funds led by people of color, and, if so, how these biases ...

Benchmarking Survey: Electronic Payments to Grantees

Published: 
04/2020
... work has presented numerous challenges for nonprofits and foundations alike. With most grantees working off-site, foundations need to consider the most effective and ... beyond mailing checks. This resource includes the results of a Philanthropy Network benchmarking survey of e-payment ...

Pensions & Investments: It's racial bias, not merely an issue of access

Published: 
08/2019
... | New research pokes holes in the theory that the lack of diversity in asset management is primarily a pipeline problem, caused by either a lack of access or outreach to minority talent in the field, and ... of Sciences and funded by Prudential Financial and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Pensions & Investments: ...
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Article
Audience 
Board/TrusteesConsultants/Advisors
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

PA Statewide Funders Webinar: Equity, Real Costs, and Impact

Published: 
09/2018
... by Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania and Northeastern Pennsylvania ... grantmakers can better leverage their resources to support a more just, equitable and sustainable society. As ... diligence work and overall grantmaking approach to better support impact without exploiting the sweat equity of their ...
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Webinar Recording

Global Media Philanthropy: What Funders Need to Know About Data, Trends and Pressing Issues Facing the Field

Published: 
04/2019
With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Media ... funding. The research in this report draws on a variety of sources: data from the media data map through 2015, results from a survey of leading organizations engaged in funding media-related ...
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Report
Topic(s) 
Facts, Figures, Trends

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

Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative
Published: 
05/2021
... for cultural expression and connection with local funding support. These organizations gather and amplify stories, ... that honors and celebrates cultural heritage and diversity of voice. Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies ...

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, private investors, and others are turning to collaboration. To support these efforts and facilitate lesson sharing, the ...

Talent Justice Toolkit

Published: 
06/2019
... increase their investments in talent justice at all stages of the nonprofit career lifecycle. In addition to this ... important findings on the challenges and opportunities of investing in intersectional racial equity in the U.S. nonprofit workforce. Talent Justice Toolkit ...

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