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Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Published: 
10/2018
In Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through ... in participatory grantmaking and shifting decision-making power to the very communities impacted by funding decisions. ...

The Impact of Youth Civic Engagement on Community Health, Safety, and Equity

Published: 
04/2019
... how the zip code among other factors play a major role in the safety and development of the youth within America. ... Depending on the area a child is more likely to experience community violence by living in a neighborhood with diminished economic opportunities ...
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Facts, Figures, Trends

Women Give 2019: Gender and Giving Across Communities of Color

Published: 
03/2019
... leading through philanthropy. As communities of color grow in wealth and influence, the study demonstrates the unique ... amounts that households donate. Overall gender differences in giving appear consistent across racial groups. For all ... gaps. Communities of color appear to be less engaged in  formal  volunteering. Other research has shown that  ...
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Research

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

Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative
Published: 
05/2021
... and arts that foster authentic narratives rooted in place. They help nourish a humane civic sphere, one that ... voice. Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative ...

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

[Report] Nonprofit Impact Matters
Published: 
09/2019
The National Council of Nonprofits has compiled in one convenient spot the latest data on the national scope ... data. The report analyzes what the data show in today’s context, identifies challenging trends ... of the positive impact that nonprofitsare having on people in local communities every day. Nonprofit Impact Matters: How ...
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ReportResearch
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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
... learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations in the United States and U.S. Territories describe their ... well-being of existing Black social change infrastructure in this country. The second was to use this information to ... with Black-led organizations (BLOs) and Black communities. In late 2015, BSCFN was birthed from a partnership between ...

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

Published: 
03/2017
... largest foundations is specifically targeted to the Black community. Calling investment in Black-led social change a “moral imperative,” they ... in seven key areas: Civic Engagement & Political Power Community Organizing & People Power Policy Advocacy & ...

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 ... and refine their strategies for working with anchors. In each of the profiled communities—Albuquerque, Baltimore, ... roles to embrace their roles as conveners and leaders in their communities. Anchored in Place: How Funders Are ...
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Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019
... activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving ... their work into more ambitious territory that includes power building and structural transformation. Through ... and solutions for advancing racial justice grantmaking in any philanthropic setting. Grantmaking with a Racial ...

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

Cross Sector Collaborations for Education
Published: 
01/2020
 (209 pages, PDF) While cross-sector collaborations in support of local education reform show promise, they also ... Foundation, examined eight collaborations, including three in depth — Say Yes Buffalo, Milwaukee Succeeds, and  All ... data management systems, to engaging marginalized groups in the decision-making process. Building Impact: A Closer ...
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Report
Topic(s) 
Sector Collaboration
Funding Area 
Education

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

Racial Equity & Philanthropy
Published: 
06/2020
... teamed up to research the depth of racial inequities in philanthropic funding. Their work revealed two of the ... efforts to help advance social change are rooted in race. One is understanding the role of race in the problems philanthropists are trying to solve. The ...
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Report
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Equity and Social Justice

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