Collaboration

Walking a Different Kind of Grantmaker Walk

By Elizabeth Cushing 1

By actively moving into the roles of advocate and partner for grantees, grantmakers can cultivate trusting, transparent relationships that ultimately translate into social impact.

Four Dating Tips to Sustain Strong Grantmaker-Grantee Relationships

By Kierra Johnson 3

Relationships take work—and those between grantees and grantmakers are no exception.

Ask Questions, First to Learn but Then to Act

By Sean Thomas-Breitfeld

Now, more than ever, grantmakers are asking questions and working to learn with and from their grantees, but the lessons matter only if they inform future action.

Collaboration

Who’s Getting Paid to Advance Grantee Inclusion?

By Chris Cardona 1

It’s time to recognize how inequity shapes funders’ choice of partners.

Building Inclusion from the Inside-Out: A Brief Case Study

By Sampriti Ganguli & Graham Murphy 1

The philanthropic sector believes diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to any social mission, but how can organizations ensure that their own people and processes reflect those values?

Grantee Inclusion: What’s It All About?

By Lori Bartczak

Including grantees in decision-making, program-building, and strategy is critical to effective social impact. While the things grantmakers “do” are important, authentic inclusion also requires that they embrace a new mindset.

Building “Silicon Valleys of Impact”

By Kate Goodall & Ryan Ross 2

As US cities race to build out strategies for fostering local innovation and technology, there is a tremendous opportunity for forward-thinking leaders to support social entrepreneurs.