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2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report
Census Update from the Bauman Foundation #2 (4.19.18)
COVID-19: Nelson Foundation's Grantee Communications
Census Update from the Bauman Foundation #1 (4.9.18)
Strong Foundations: Financial Security Starts with Affordable, Stable Housing – A Research Primer
This new comprehensive research primer from Aspen Institute EPIC draws on extensive review of the research literature, engagement with more than 100 experts, and analysis of federal survey data.
Census Update from the Bauman Foundation #3 (5.1.18)
Giving in Numbers: 2018
Self-Dealing: A Concise Guide For Foundation Board and Staff
Federal Policy, Budget and Revenue Outlook 2018
How Compliance Affects Grantseeking: A Guide for For Foundations, Nonprofits, and Fundraising Professionals
Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Ten Ways for Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices
These guides are designed to help foundations consider how more diverse and inclusive practices might advance their mission by making their work more effective and more reflective of communities served. By highlighting 10 ways foundations can approach diversity, this guide seeks to spark ideas and launch further dialogue.
No Time for Complacency: Preparing Foundations for a More Turbulent Future
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action
Racial Equity and Philanthropy: Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table
Echoing Green and Bridgespan teamed up to research the depth of racial inequities in philanthropic funding.
Philadelphia Impact Investment Landscape Scan
Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking
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.
Building Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education
What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice
An increasing number of foundations are embracing racial equity/equity as a core value, and it is influencing how they see themselves and operate. However, evaluation has for the most part remained untouched. Knowing how race/racism has influenced both, philanthropy and evaluation, deepens our understanding of how philanthropic evaluation practice may unintentionally reinforce racism. Equitable evaluation shifts the current evaluation paradigm to one that centers equity/racial equity, so that it is more aligned with the values and intentions of current day philanthropic endeavors.