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Building Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education

Cross Sector Collaborations for Education
Published: 
01/2020
... College, Columbia University commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, examined eight collaborations, including three in ... Succeeds, and  All Hands Raised (Multnomah County, Oregon) — and found that they helped bring together ... Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education ...
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Report
Topic(s) 
Sector Collaboration
Funding Area 
Education

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

... 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 ... the potential these deeply rooted local enterprises hold to create lasting and sustainable change—and illustrates ...
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ReportResearch

COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications

Published: 
04/2020
... most closely with impacted communities rely on your foundation's transparency and timeliness in response. Direct ... valued and your partnership with your grantees is critical to their success on the ground. The Nelson Foundation has ... Philanthropy Network membership. The Network thanks them for their leadership. COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee ...

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
... 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 what grant makers and grantseekers ...

Strong Foundations: Financial Security Starts with Affordable, Stable Housing – A Research Primer

Strong Foundations Housing Report
Published: 
01/2020
One in three US households—nearly 100 million people—struggle with housing costs that jeopardize their financial security. The problem is acute for virtually all low-income families and for the 1 in 4 renters who spend 50% or more of their income on ...
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Affordable Housing/Housing and Shelter

Impact of COVID-19 on Nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia Region By Counties Served

Published: 
05/2020
... the Rapid Response: PHL Nonprofits and COVID-19 Survey by county served. The purpose of the survey is to help government officials and funders better understand ... resources. Please click here to read about the findings for each county served. Impact of COVID-19 on Nonprofits in ...
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Survey
Areas of Focus 
COVID-19

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

[Report] Nonprofit Impact Matters
Published: 
09/2019
... , tells the nonprofit story from the nonprofit perspective for a nonprofit audience. The free report can be found on a related microsite that provides easy access to even more information, including valuable state-by-state ... the positive impact that nonprofitsare having on people in local communities every day. Nonprofit Impact Matters: How ...
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ReportResearch
Audience 
Nonprofit Staff
Topic(s) 
Strengthening Nonprofit Organizations

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 learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations ... from a partnership between ABFE and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . In March of 2017, BSCFN released The Case for ...

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

No Time for Complacency
Published: 
04/2019
Leaders in every sector are struggling to plan for a future in which social, digital, political and ... Gill, Vice President of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, examine the ability of foundations to detect and ...
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Report
Funding Area 
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

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
... New Jersey, commissioned a study of African American-led nonprofits in Philadelphia. PAALF was interested in ... whether the experiences and needs of African American-led nonprofits in Philadelphia differed in important ways from ... research with African American Executive Directors and local funders. The findings from this research are presented ...

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019
... then of funders working on change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial ... and funders, we offer practical steps and solutions for advancing racial justice grantmaking in any philanthropic ...

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

Democracy Fund
Published: 
10/2020
... and peacebuilding reveal that a great deal can be done to prevent (and, if necessary, de-escalate) violence and ... challenges squarely now. This guide is designed to help local place-based funders invest quickly in leaders and organizations who’ve been preparing for this moment for years. This guidance is based on the ...
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Article
Funding Area 
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about ... asset managers when investing its endowment. In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the ... some portion of their assets with diversely-owned firms. Over half invest more than 10% of their assets with such ...

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