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Participatory Grantmaking Is Your Future
Funders must abandon top-down, one-sided funding approaches in favor of partnerships with the disability community.
Funders must abandon top-down, one-sided funding approaches in favor of partnerships with the disability community.
Optimizing the path from funder to fundee isn’t something philanthropy has thought about systematically, but the sector should take this moment to build some muscle into it, with an eye toward racial and economic justice.
We created the Democracy Frontlines Fund to enable experienced anti-racist organizers to do their crucial work. They taught us how to do philanthropy better.
The growth of double bottom line and impact investing can give nonprofits new ways to raise funds and opportunities to grow their influence.
Disability is a relatively untapped area of investment for philanthropy, but one that offers promise of change and multiple avenues for donor impact.
Centering equity in funding relationships requires trust. It also takes time, resources, and a willingness to shift power to the people closest to the problem.
A new framework, Evidence2Success, gave the Children and Youth Cabinet a road map to put equity at the center of its work with young people.
Implementation researchers and practitioners must examine how the field can be truly equitable. A systemic approach offers a path forward.
Far from constraining foundations, donor intent protects them from short-term thinking and liberates their creativity.
Amid a global pandemic, philanthropic organizations in emerging markets are finding their voice and challenging historical constructs.