The economic system culture-bearers and artists want is not only possible — it already exists, and can be strengthened and cultivated with intention. This system includes worker co-ops, community…
More and more nonprofit professionals are paying attention to the national dialogue and waking up to the fact that racial equity can no longer be a choice in their work.
Social sector organizations need a “healthy diet” of funding to achieve maximum impact, a concept neatly captured by the Grantmaking Pyramid now used by the Ford Foundation.
Since 2020, we (Dark Matter Labs) have worked together with Lankelly Chase, The Democratic Society, Black Thrive andYork MCN Network on #BeyondtheRules, exploring how we organise and govern when…
What started as groupware in the business world is providing better ways for governments to collaborate with citizens.
What is the role of funders in responding to abuses alleged within the organizations we support?
There’s too much need in our communities and not enough money to fund everything. So, how do you know what to fund? This blog highlights tracking demographics data for grantmaking.
Using this series of graphic recordings, reflect on powerful insights and takeaways on centering people and equity in all that we do.
Grantmaking and grantmakers are at the root of the WINGS global network. For a special issue of Alliance magazine, we surveyed our network participants from every region around the world to better …
PEAK offered members an opportunity to anonymously share their thoughts on what ideal emergent learning cultures look like and the obstacles they see in the way. Click here to read … Continued
Since 2020, we (Dark Matter Labs) have worked together with Lankelly Chase, The Democratic Society, Black Thrive andYork MCN Network on #BeyondtheRules, exploring how we organise and govern when…
Since its humble beginnings 22 years ago, Jan Sahas has become one of India’s foremost nonprofits working with marginalised social groups to embody the
We run thousands of awards programs around the world and that is why we wrote this manual.
The year 2012 marks some big birthdays in the world of feminist philanthropy. Global Fund for Women and the New York Women’s Foundation each celebrate their 25th. Mama Cash, the oldest international women’s fund, turns 30. And our big sis here in the U.S., the venerable Ms. Foundation, is approaching the big “four–oh.” Before blowing
Giving money away is a complicated business, but a few simple questions can bring a lot of clarity to the process. The questions are straightforward, but they lead to deep issues that can impact your grantmaking profoundly. As you consider your next initiative, take some time to ask these questions: What’s the problem? The first
Pearlman will lead Public Health AmeriCorps’ grantmaking and programs across the nation through 2025.
RFPs. Philanthropy News Digest publishes Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and notices of awards as a free service for U.S.-based nonprofit and grantmaking organizations.To have your RFP considered for publication, please email [email protected] with a Word document, text-only file, or link to a Web site explaining the program scope, grantee qualifications, application instructions, and deadlines. We require notice of funding opportunities four weeks in advance of their deadline.
Inspiring donors to invest local
In the last two years, this five-cylinder engine has propelled funders to break through historic barriers to change.
Miami Charity Welcomes Final Submissions for Its 10th-Annual Local and Global Grantmaking Program - IssueWire
GAO recommends a new push for simplicity at OMB, NIH and others. Source: Cumbersome Agency Grantmaking Process Continues to Burden Universities – Management – GovExec.com
Broadly speaking, a foundation is a nonprofit corporation or a charitable trust that makes grants to organizations, institutions, or individuals for charitable purposes such as science, education, culture, and religion....
The Environment Program funds organizations working in areas that align with our program strategies and initiatives. The program’s grants are awarded solely for charitable purposes. The program is no longer accepting unsolicited letters of inquiry. Our approach The vast majority of the grants we make are to organizations that work on policy development because we ...
Leadership is fundamentally about your effect on others. Getting great at managing up (and out) is essential preparation for future leadership roles.
GrantCraft is a service of the Foundation Center that improves the practice of philanthropy by providing resources rooted in the practical wisdom of funders worldwide.
Since 2020, we (Dark Matter Labs) have worked together with Lankelly Chase, The Democratic Society, Black Thrive andYork MCN Network on #BeyondtheRules, exploring how we organise and govern when…
Now in its 29th edition, the Europa International Foundation Directory 2020 provides an unparalleled guide to the foundations, trusts, charitable and grantmaking NGOs, and other similar not-for-profit organizations of the world. It provides a comprehensive picture of third sector activity on a global scale. Users will find names and contact details for some 2,690 institutions worldwide. This new edition has been revised and expanded to include the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on this growing sector.Indexes allow the reader to find organizations by area of activity (including conservation and the environment, science and technology, education and social welfare) and geographical region of operations (e.g. South America, Central America and the Caribbean, Australasia, Western Europe and North America). Contents include: A comprehensive directory section organized by country or territory; Details of co-ordinating bodies, and of foundations, trusts and non-profit organizations; A full index of organizations, and indexes by main activity and by geographical area of activity.
For grantmaking professionals on the frontlines of foundation work, managing up is an essential skill.
