The report ‘DEVELOPING A COLLECTIVE FRAMEWORK & AGENDA TO ADVANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE PHILANTHROPY, IN AFRICA AND THE ARAB REGION’ is based on a convening held in Johannesburg in October 2012. The Convening was an initiative of TrustAfrica, the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace and the African Grantmakers Network, in collaboration with…
How can we grow the practice of philanthropy for social justice and peace? This is the question we put to twenty-four leading practitioners from different parts of the world during interviews conducted between May and December of 2012. In the attached report, you’ll hear a fascinating and at times provocative array of answers, reflections, and…
“Weaving our Fabric in the Arab World” captures the story of Naseej (a Community Foundation based in Amman, Jordan) between the years 2005 and 2012, its achievements and efforts to engage youth in their own development, to build active communities across the region and to positively influence the social, economic and political conditions at various…
This report, written by Jenny Hodgson and Barry Knight, is a first attempt to establish a baseline for the field of community foundations and other types of community philanthropy organizations in Africa. This is an important field united by a focus on building local assets, promoting local giving and strengthening the communities in which these…
The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) just released its latest publication, Mobilizing Community Power to Address Structural Racism, the fourth volume of their Critical Issues Forum series aiming to deepen the discourse around important progressive racial justice issues within philanthropy. The full publication and individual articles can be downloaded here.
An article by Michael Seltzer in the first issue of the professional journal for grant mangers – GMNSight of the Grants Managers Network, explores the meaning of social justice philanthropy. The essay provides insightful reflections on how a foundation can effectively practice social justice philanthropy and is a very useful tool for grantmakers looking to…
This short publication, launched in September 2011, highlights the lessons learned through the Bill of Rights Programmes the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland with funding from the Atlantic Philanthropies . The programme helped to build awareness and generated much discussion about the Bill of Rights process, content and how a rights-based approach might be used…
The South Asia Women’s Fund (SAWF) has published a resource mapping study covering all five South Asian countries i.e. Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The study was undertaken in order to identify and map: The availability of resources for social justice work The allocation for women’s human rights work within that, and The…
The 2012 State of the Work Report highlights the efforts of leaders in philanthropy over the past year who have worked to recruit new foundation leadership who more closely reflect U.S. demographic trends, increase funding within diverse communities, and become more transparent about data collection on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within…
The 2008 Financial Crisis Likely to Affect Assets and Grantmaking Through 2015 New York, NY — November 17, 2011. According to a new report from the Foundation Center, a small but important subset of grantmakers — those who work on issues ranging from human rights to environmental justice — has been disproportionately impacted by the…