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Anchor Collaboratives: Building Bridges With Place-Based Partnerships and Anchor Institutions

... Anchor Collaboratives: Building Bridges with Place-Based Partnerships and Anchor Institutions  discusses the ... focuses on the work of anchor institutions and partner organizations that have joined to form place-based networks, or anchor collaboratives, to develop, ...
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Guidance for Place-Based Funders to Address Political Violence Before and After the 2020 Election

Democracy Fund
Published: 
10/2020
... 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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Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

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

Culture, Heritage, and Place: How Media Amplifies Community Narrative
Published: 
05/2021
This new report commissioned by the Wyncote Foundation profiles eight place-based organizations that use media for cultural expression and connection with local funding ... voice.

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
... the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, commissioned a study of African American-led ... In 2014-2015, Branch Associates, Inc., a Philadelphia-based research and evaluation firm, conducted a survey of leaders of human service-oriented nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia. The survey research was ...

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

... 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 ... places to live and work. The report offers recommendations for funders looking to deepen and refine their strategies for ...
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New to the Cybersecurity Essentials for Philanthropy Series

Published: 
08/2019
Technology Affinity Group has released two new resources as a part of its Cybersecurity Essentials for Philanthropy series -  Checklist: Conducting a Risk ... . These publications offer best practices and suggestions based on the collective on-the-ground knowledge and ...
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TechnologyInformation Technology

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019
... 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 ...

Small Funders Webinar: Finding and Using Data to Make Smarter Grants

Published: 
05/2018
... fund, and to help us make smarter decisions when assessing grant applications and setting our goals for impact.   ... https://fundamentals.thefundsdp.org/ , is a new site, developed by the Fund for the School District of ... and a link to the school’s website.  Jerry Spegman, JD, Community Coach, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps The County ...

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about ... top 50 charitable foundations. The study analyzed available endowment investment data for 26 of the top 50 ... only endowment investments managed by investment firms based in the United States, amounting to $63.95 billion in ...

Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Published: 
10/2018

In Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking, we look at why and how funders are engaging in participatory grantmaking and shifting decision-making power to the very communities impacted by funding decisions. Through examples and insights from a diverse range of participatory grantmakers, we explore the benefits, challenges, and models of participatory grantmaking.

COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications

Published: 
04/2020
... your grantees is essential during times of disaster. The organizations working most closely with impacted communities ... Philanthropy Network membership. The Network thanks them for their leadership. COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee ...

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 in the United States and U.S. Territories ... philanthropic funding goes to Black-led organizations based in these regions? How are institutional philanthropic ...

Greater Good: Lessons from Those Who Have Started Major Grantmaking Organizations

Published: 
04/2019
With more than 30,000 new private foundations established in the U.S. in the past ... mistakes and position their grantmaking organizations for success. To learn more about what it takes to ... CEP interviewed 35 leaders — including trustees, CEOs, program staff, and operations staff — of 14 grantmaking ...
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The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change intends to spark new energy to vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for ... largest foundations is specifically targeted to the Black community. Calling investment in Black-led social change a ...

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

Published: 
04/2019
... Depending on the area a child is more likely to experience community violence by living in a neighborhood with ... affluent one. With this issue in mind, health equity and community safety in America will require radical imagination, ... has seen before. The Impact of Youth Civic Engagement on Community Health, Safety, and Equity ...
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