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

Cross Sector Collaborations for Education
Published: 
01/2020
... reform show promise, they also often face challenges. A new report from Teachers College, Columbia University commissioned by ... marginalized groups in the decision-making process. Building Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for ...
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Report
Topic(s) 
Sector Collaboration
Funding Area 
Education

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

... Democracy Collaborative’s report  Anchor Collaboratives: Building Bridges with Place-Based Partnerships and Anchor Institutions ... and to revitalize local communities. The report focuses on the work of anchor institutions and partner organizations that have joined ...
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Report

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

Published: 
04/2019
... learn more about what it takes to effectively get a grantmaking organization off the ground, CEP interviewed 35 leaders — ... hold at least $350 million in assets. Greater Good: Lessons from Those Who Have Started Major Grantmaking Organizations distills ...
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Facts, Figures, Trends

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 Anchors Institution Funders’ Group examines the potential these deeply ...
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ReportResearch

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

[Report] Nonprofit Impact Matters
Published: 
09/2019
... has compiled in one convenient spot the latest data on the national scope and impact of charitable nonprofits. The report, ... tells the nonprofit story from the nonprofit perspective for a nonprofit audience. The free report can be found on a related microsite ...
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ReportResearch
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Nonprofit Staff
Topic(s) 
Strengthening Nonprofit Organizations

Common Goals, Different Approaches: How Five Cities Reimagined Their Public Spaces

Common Goals, Different Approaches
Published: 
04/2019
BY AARON WIENER| A new report from JOHN S. AND JAMES L. KNIGHT FOUNDATION showcases how ... and Chicago) have reimagined their public spaces as part of a national initiative called Reimagining the Civic Commons . ...
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Report
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Public Policy and Civic Engagement

Placed-Based Impact Investing: Three Briefs for Practitioners

Published: 
06/2019
... a set of three practitioner briefs designed to focus on elements of place-based impact investing that have surfaced in research and ... the concept, highlights practitioner examples, and elevates lessons from the field. Placed-Based Impact Investing: Three Briefs for ...
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Research
Funding Area 
Impact/Mission Investing

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

Strong Foundations Housing Report
Published: 
01/2020
... for the 1 in 4 renters who spend 50% or more of their income on housing—and its effects ripple throughout our communities and economy. ... to the financial security of American families and created a comprehensive research primer on the topic. Drawing on extensive review of ...
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ReportResearch
Funding Area 
Affordable Housing/Housing and Shelter

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

Published: 
12/2017
...  as senior program officer for arts & culture, served on the board of Grantmakers in the Arts, and was the chair of its Thought ... partners with community development organizations that are "building power by engaging community in planning and strategy," and works with ...
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Article
Funding Area 
Arts & CultureDiversitySocial Justice
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

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