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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…
MamaCash and Grantcraft have published a new guide for grantmakers to strengthen the role of European foundations in supporting women and girls. The guide is “…filled with examples of what foundation professionals in thirty-one European foundations (and their advisors) are doing to integrate a gender perspective in their work and/or to focus some of their…
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 pace of social change is increasing rapidly in the United States and around the globe but unfortunately the environment and climate movement has failed thus far to keep up with movements for justice and equality. Existing environmental regulations have been diminished and new initiatives have been attacked and stymied. From 2000-2009, grantmakers provided $10…
Jointly released by Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and written by Barry Knight, a new report, entitled The Value of Community Philanthropy: Results of a Consultation, makes the case that increasing local ownership and local accountability leads to stronger communities and should be a main focus of development aid practitioners.…
Advocacy by 110 nonprofit organizations over a five-year period has brought more than $26.6 billion in benefits to low-wage workers, communities of color, rural residents and other marginalized groups. That’s one finding in NCRP’s new study, Leveraging Limited Dollars: How Grantmakers Achieve Tangible Benefits by Funding Policy and Community Engagement. Our research found that every…
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…
The Global Fund for Community Foundations interviewed Marwa El-Daly, founder of the Waqfeyat al Maadi Community Foundation (WMCF), about the circumstances surrounding the Foundation’s establishment, and how these have been re-shaped by the events of the Arab Spring. Read the article by clicking here.