We are co-sponsoring a session on risk in foundations on Wednesday, 6 June, 14:30-16:30PM at the EFC Conference. Who talks about risk in your foundation, and is it ever discussed outside of the investment team? This session will discuss what risks are inherent to philanthropic work, which risks are worth the consequences of failure, and…
At the EFC Conference in Belfast on Thursday, 7 June, 7:00-8:30AM, we are hosting a session on movements for economic justice. As the impact of the economic crisis hits hard, civil society is presented with challenges of increased demand, reduced resources and a new and complex array of issues. What new forms of organisation, types…
After an extensive search, we are excited to announce that Chandrika Sahai has been appointed as the new Coordinator for the Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace Network. Chandrika will be working to build the network, share knowledge about practice, and connect practitioners and projects from around the world. Chandrika lives in Jaipur, India 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…
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 Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace is gathering information that will be helpful to grantmakers who are interested in funding in these areas and are hoping you will click here to take the survey. We are researching the field to find out how funders develop and implement grantmaking strategies with a…
The December issue of Alliance magazine is now out, focusing on Social Justice Philanthropy, edited by Christopher Harris and with articles by many members of the Community of Practice. Click here to view it.
A paper by Albert Ruesga and Deborah Puntenney discussing eight different (and overlapping) traditions of social justice on which philanthropic practitioners base their practice. Social Justice Philanthropy Traditions.pdf
In early 2010, the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace took an unapologetically normative approach to the question, “What is good social justice philanthropy?” Here we Take a stab at describing the values and practices we believe are imperative for social justice grantmaking. Our aim was not to cut off debate but…
Attached are materials from the 2010 Council on Foundations Convention’s Social Justice Track: Ruesga, G.A. and Puntenney, D. (March 2010). Social Justice Philanthropy: An Initial Framework for Positioning this Work. Working Group for Social Justice & Peace. Kirsty and the Evaluators: Getting a Grip on Evaluation. Working Group for Social Justice & Peace. Evaluation Frameworks…