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Applying a DEI Lens to Your Grant Application & Review Process
Mission-Aligned Investing Meeting: How to work with your investment advisor
Pivot! Make Your Nonprofit Adaptable to Survive What's Next
Spark session: Readying Your Community Foundation to Serve Philanthropic Families
Mission Driven Roundtable: Bringing Equity Based Practices to Your Organization
Get Your Head in the Game: Philanthropy and Mental Health in Sports
Promising Practices for Integrating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Into Your Organization
2017 Women and Leadership Forum: Embracing Your Journey to Success
Connecting Communities webinar: Putting the Community Reinvestment Act to Work in Your Community
Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide
Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practical Guide centers the perspectives of racial justice activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to identify best practices for driving philanthropy beyond racial equity toward racial justice.
Common Goals, Different Approaches: How Five Cities Reimagined Their Public Spaces
A new report from JOHN S. AND JAMES L. KNIGHT FOUNDATION showcases how Philadelphia and four other cities have reimagined their public spaces as part of a national initiative called Reimagining the Civic Commons.
2016 Conference Highlights
Anchored in Place: How Funders Are Helping Anchor Institutions Strengthen Local Economies
This report by the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities examines the potential of anchor institutions hold to create lasting and sustainable change—and illustrates how funders are working with anchor institutions to create healthier, more equitable, and economically vibrant places to live and work.
DAY 3 CONCURRENT SESSION | The Missing Link: How to Use Your Endowment to Advance Economic & Social Justice
Is Spending Down Right for Your Philanthropy? How to Make the Decision and What to Consider in the Process
The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action
ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities (ABFE), recently conducted a study to learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations in the United States and U.S. Territories describe their interactions with institutional philanthropy.
Building Impact: A Closer Look at Local Cross-Sector Collaborations for Education
While cross-sector collaborations in support of local education reform show promise, they also often face challenges. This series of case studies found that that collaborations required "a credible and compelling rationale" as well as committed local advocates.
How to think about power (especially if you have some)
In this case study of the Chorus Foundation, Farhad Ebrahimi shares how exploring relationships between economic, political and cultural power has been a game changer for their climate philanthropy.
Strong Foundations: Financial Security Starts with Affordable, Stable Housing – A Research Primer
This new comprehensive research primer from Aspen Institute EPIC draws on extensive review of the research literature, engagement with more than 100 experts, and analysis of federal survey data.