Evaluating Social Change in Social Movement Processes

Building on earlier dialogues on North/South cooperation that were convened by ForAL (Forging Alliances South and North), ForAL initiated a virtual dialogue which, through an ongoing exchange between funders and civil society groups, facilitated reflection on conceptual and methodological elements in order to strengthen our capacity to evaluate social change in social movement processes. We…

Resources from Impact Island at the European Foundation Centre Conference

At the recent EFC Conference in Cascais, Portugal, the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace joined with the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Erasmus Centre for Strategic Philanthropy, European Foundation Centre and Fondazione Cariplo to host a very interactive session on impact assessment and evaluation. As part of the session, we…

Common Vision Guide to Structural Change Grantmaking

Funders for LGBTQ Issues has created the The Common Vision Guide to Structural Change Grantmaking. Take a look – and be sure to join in the conversation. The site is set up to share Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ experience – and to have a place for discussion about structural change grantmaking.

Foundations for Peace Report and Brochure

Attached are two documents – a report on the work of Foundations for Peace and a brochure describing the thinking behind Foundations for Peace. Foundations for Peace is a group of activist funders who believe that in societies living in a constant state of war or threat of war, religious or caste conflict or who…