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Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Published: 
10/2018
In Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through ... Grantmaking , we look at why and how funders are engaging in participatory grantmaking and shifting decision-making ...

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

... 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 ... focuses on the work of anchor institutions and partner organizations that have joined to form place-based networks, ...
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PA Statewide Funders Webinar: Equity, Real Costs, and Impact

Published: 
09/2018
... on supporting equity, inclusive economies and opportunity for all, how can grantmakers adapt their grantmaking ... around the programmatic and financial needs of community-based organizations serving economically and ... support equity goals as grantees struggle to adapt to the new economic and political realities.   PA Statewide Funders ...
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Webinar Recording

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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Article
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Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

"A Goal of Justice." Behind a Push for Racial Equity in Arts Funding

Published: 
12/2017
By Mike Scutari for Inside Philanthropy |  This article from Inside Philanthropy predicts the top arts philanthropy trend for 2018 will be institutional ... for the benefit of black people." Hillombo partners with community development organizations that are "building power ...
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Article
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Arts & CultureDiversitySocial Justice
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Equity and Social Justice

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 ...

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 ...

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

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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ReportResearch

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact
Published: 
11/2021
... program, Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA . Along with updates on the status of the Pennsylvania ... Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact ...

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 ...

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.   Kristin Crandall, Senior Data Analyst, ... https://fundamentals.thefundsdp.org/ , is a new site, developed by the Fund for the School District of ...

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 philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial ... and funders, we offer practical steps and solutions for advancing racial justice grantmaking in any philanthropic ...

Grants Management Professional Competency Model

Published: 
06/2019
... the functional responsibilities and the knowledge needed for success in every area of grants management, the competencies provide ... look at the profession. This model offers everyone working in grants management a pathway to professional success. ...

COVID's Effect and Influence on Grant Management

Report: COVID's Effect and Influence on Grant Management
Published: 
06/2021
... addressed COVID-19—and what their best practices are for emergency grants.  This report, which includes ... missions and impact The biggest challenges faced by giving organizations in 2020 How grantmakers altered their processes ... grantmaking best practices COVID's Effect and Influence on Grant Management ...
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COVID-19

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 ...

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