GIVING, International Journal on Philanthropy and Social Innovation invites submissions for publication in its upcoming thematic issue on Social Justice/ Social Change Philanthropy The Journal, published – twice a year – in English and Italian, is an interdisciplinary forum, focused on the production of research and studies on philanthropy as an engine of social innovation,…
PROGRAM OFFICER The Solidago Foundation is seeking a Program Officer to work on domestic grantmaking and strategy development within the Economic Justice program area, and collaborating with the program staff in the foundation’s other program areas of Electoral, Environmental, and Global Justice. Solidago supports social justice organizations building broad social movements for systemic political and…
The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace, along with the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Erasmus Centre for Strategic Philanthropy, the European Foundation Centre (EFC), and Fondazione Cariplo, sponsored a highly interactive session at the EFC conference in Cascais called “Impact Island.” The session aimed to address a number of different…
At the EFC meeting this year, MamaCash and the Foundation Center released a report (attached here) about European Foundation Funding for Women and Girls. The study shows “that European foundations are already working in innovative and proactive ways to support women and girls. It also shows that many foundations re nominally or not at all…
Attached is the job description for the OSF Democracy and Power Fund Program Officer. ProgramOfficer DP 3 2011.doc
The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace has organized two sessions on Social Justice Philanthropy at the Council on Foundations conference – both on Sunday, 10 April. The first is from 9:30 – 11:00 AM in Room 406 on the 4th floor. The second is from 4:00 – 4:40 PM in Franklin…
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, a leading philanthropic force helping communities create the conditions children need to thrive and the nation’s fifth largest foundation, is seeking nominations and applications for a Program Manager in the area of Food, Health and Well-Being, Racial Equity, and Community and Civic Engagement. As a part of the program team, the…
Time for a new era of social justice based on decent work It is time to build a new era of social justice on a foundation of decent work. Recent events flashing across the world’s television screens have brought into sharp focus demands that have been brewing in the hearts of people: the desire for…
The Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training is hiring a new Executive Director. For more information, click here here.
Ten years ago, GrantCraft was launched by the Ford Foundation under the leadership of Jan Jaffe. Starting out with a small collection of case studies and examples that served as orientation materials for the foundation’s program officers, in the past decade GrantCraft has developed into a vast store of practical wisdom and — thanks to…